I just feel the need to write this...

Well, this has been happening for the past couple weeks now. I will start the story from the beginning.

I don't have the youngest parents around an neither did I have the youngest grandparents either. Both of my grandfathers were dead before I was even born. At the age of 11 my grandmother on my dad's side died and it was first death in the family I have ever experienced so it was really hard. It was bad but I didn't understand all of it because I was still young and I never really saw her that much but nonetheless it was still hard to cope with. Then at the age of 13 my grandmother on my moms side passed away with a sudden heart attack on her 86th birthday. This was very very hard because she lived with us and me and all my siblings were very close to her. She was always there for us and we were always there for her. We all took care of her when she got older and couldn't do a lot of the things she used too. So it was very hard on all of us in the family. So now, all my grandparents are deceased. I didn't even get to meet my grandfathers and my grandmothers died when I was at a fairly early age.

So my grandmother (on my moms sides) best friend was our closest thing we had to a grandmother. Aunt Marge (as we call her, she isn't actually related to us in anyway) is the closest thing all of us have to a grandparent. Just 3 or 4 weeks ago the doctors discovered that she had a brain tumor that is growing rapidly, they found this after her grandson and his wife brought her to the hospital because they thought she was having a stroke. Since that it she has just been rapidly declining and it close to weeks til when she is most likely going to pass. Its really hard for me because she used to babysit me all the time when I was younger and we always had/have a great time when she is over at out house. My mom wants all of us siblings to go see her but I just don't want to which is why I'm sad and angry. I don't want to see her in the way that she is, my mom said that she it has been such a rapid incline since last week that she can't even use her right hand anymore or speak. I am angry at myself for not going but I also want to see her... I don't know...

Sorry for this big wall of text but I just needed to get some of the emotions out and tell someone.

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The loss of a loved one is never hard, especially if you are close enough to witness the decline of health. If you can remember all the great times you've had, she can, too, so you can be sure that, even if she can't express it in words, she will enjoy seeing you.

Of course, no one can tell you what to do or force you to do it, it's your decision. It's a big decision. If you decide to not go, just be sure you won't regret it later. Otherwise, you'll have thoughts like "I should have" or "what if I".
 
Wow man, I'm so sorry :\ I guess I'm lucky, because I've never experienced a death in the family except when my grandfather died, which was when I was like 7 or 8. My other grandfather died way before I was born, and my grandmother on my Dad's side... well, the lady is not only crazy, but she's evil. I never really had much of a relationship with her since she hates my mom and she always wished my mom was gone/dead etc. (Yeah, she was THAT looney)

Anyway, I'm sorry you have to go through this, but... if I were you, I'd go see her. Yeah, it's gonna be really hard, but if she's still conscious, she's gonna want to see you before anything happens. You're always gonna regret it if you didn't go see her, and it's gonna mean so much to her. I may be way off, but that's how I'm perceiving things, and I dunno... it just seems like the right thing to do.
 
yeah that sucks man :( i'm fortunate enough to have all my grandparents (and even my great-grand parents, mom's mom side). i've never experienced a death in the family, so i don't really have words of advice. though, the best i can do is listen to whatever you have to say. i'm here for u :)
 
Thanks for the support guys. I think the next time the opportunity comes up I will go see her with my mom.
 
Yeah, definitely go see her.

You know once she's gone you'd regret not going, and say the things you need to say.
 
Please do , It might be one of the last avalible times for you to do so.. Sorry for putting it like this , But I really think you should..

My grandmother is really close to pass away , I actually dont really care(sounds awfull I know but-)cus im not really related to her.. Seen her a few times , She was nice to me but just as a person i've passed by on the street.. For some reason I wont care and its wierd for me to say , For that im really emotional at many cases..
Aside from that my grandfather died too , and I was only sad for my mother who felt a bit bad.

Feel good bro.
 

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