My Mammaw- Why aren't they invincible?

[Aggie_Ama]

My mom did tell me this morning the doctors were adamant she WILL have another stroke and she should go back on a medicine to help prevent it. My mom's sister and brother sat with their heads in fog not listening but at least my mom heard it. My mom is taking her to see her cardiologist in 10 days for a follow up. Unfortunately, my Mammaw lives with my Aunt who should be listening so she can be on high alert for another stroke. Come on people you only get so many chances and coming out of a stroke unscathed is a miracle! But I will try to focus on the positive, Mammaw is happy to be home.

[shootingstar]

Might be a good idea to phone your grandmother often. I'm sure she would be thrilled to hear from you.

Life is very strange and you never know when a person goes...

For instance, one of my aunts became sick for awhile but got better. Meanwhile we (myself &siblings) got togethr to give my mother a collective birthday gift of plane ticket to fly down to San Francisco. so ticket was booked. I accompanied my mother..her lst plane ride since immigrating to Canada to marry my father.

My aunt died just 1 day before we were scheduled to fly down. So we attended a wake instead... During that vacation I met my 2nd eldest aunt for the lst time. My mother had not seen her since she left China when she was 23, and was shocked to...see an old woman at 75. This aunt died a few years later.

And I might have said months ago here, few days before my partner's mother died, some relatives from Germany visited her. It was a happy time. She also had a few very clear, happy days, singing "Edelweiss" (from Sound of Music) with other residents. She died peacefully the next morning at 93.

So your grandmother to have lived this far...it is impressive.