Long life and vegetables

[butterfly]

Got a scare today. My mom called me around four to let me know that my grandma had been admitted to the hospital for a nose bleed and that, given traveling time, I'd probably be one to pick her up.

My grandma is eighty-nine. She's probably the toughest person that I've ever met. She can be frustrating and infuriating and I love her so much.

She's had such a very full life and she still lives every day, independent and capable.

So, she called me around five and I went to the hospital to pick her up (incidentally, this was actually the same hospital that I was born in). She was a little shaky and definitely scared, but she's so strong. She gave me many vegetables to take home -- lemon cucumbers and such.

I got her home and told her that I'd visit her next week. I never get to see her and I'd like to change that.

Comments

[ex-grievous-115.livejournal.com]

I think it sometimes takes an event like this to make us appreciate what we have. Go and see her, enjoy her company and make the most of her. My grandma died when she was only in her early 70s and I never really got to make the most of her, and I regret that.

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely going to try. I don't want to have regrets for something that I can control.