A tribute to my Grandmother

This post has taken me a long time to write, I have many thoughts and emotions running through my body.

During the early morning on April 25, 2010 I received the dreaded phone call from my uncle that my beloved Grandmother Jane had passed away that morning. My initial reaction was shock, and then I asked if he was joking...my uncle tends to be a prankster, unfortunately he was not joking. Gran had spent the night in the hospital due to not feeling well and abnormally low blood pressure, she got up very early in the morning to use the bathroom and suffered a massive heart attack. My mom and I made plans later in the day to travel to Pekin, IL to be with my Grandpa and family during our time of grief.

My Gran meant more to me than I will ever be able to express in words. Her kind and gentle manner, her desire to know each and every little thing that was going on in our lives. Gran and I would e-mail each other frequently, she would visit this blog on a weekly basis. I would look forward to the sweet cards she would send me in the mail just to tell me that she was thinking about me. She was a cheerleader for J's decision to get his PhD and loved hearing about his research. We have our bi-annual family reunion coming up this summer and she was looking forward to spending time with J and I. I was so happy that Gran and Grandpa made the long trip out of visit us for J's 30th birthday last year.

Above all Gran loved to travel, she would e-mail me from various foreign destinations to tell me about her latest cruise she was on with her daughter and friends. Gran's passing has left a gaping hole in my heart.

Bon Voyage Gran, may you continue to travel forever...you are deeply missed but we are fortunate to have had you enrich our lives.