The past couple of days have been....crazy, I guess. That's the best word I can come up with. I'm feeling kind of numb right now. Yesterday, (well, I guess technically 2 days ago now, but Thursday) we found out that Jeremy's grandpa was in the hospital. Apparently he was having trouble breathing the day before, and they found blood clots in his lungs, his leg, and his aorta. So they took him over to Deaconess in an ambulance. We went to see him Thursday night, and he really wasn't looking too good. He didn't know we were there; he was sleeping. Most of Jeremy's family was there. We all went back to his parents and spent most of the evening together. Before we left, Jeremy's grandma called to say that both the heart doctor and lung doctor thought things were looking good, so we felt like he was going to make it through this. (He had heart surgery a few months ago and had been recovering pretty well since.)
This morning, though, I got a message from Jeremy's dad saying to call him. I had just been on the phone with Jeremy, so I called him back and told him to call his parents. They then told us that Jeremy's grandpa, Ralph Warren Cress, had passed away sometime during the night.
As we were driving out to the Valley to spend the day with family, I was reflecting on how life moves in a circular fashion. Grandpa wasn't the only one to die today, and we're going to greatly miss him. But at the same time, I'm sure that many babies were born today in the exact hospital he died in. I don't know how better to phrase things, but it was an interesting thought to have. I'm sure grateful for the Gospel, and for the knowledge that if we do our part and live the best that we can, we can be reunited with our loved ones after this life. It was such a comfort to us today. It doesn't mean that we're not sad they've moved on, but it gives us hope for the future. And we are at peace knowing he is no longer in pain.
Anyway, just a few thoughts that were going on in my mind today. Hope someone else can maybe glean something from them as well.
My sympathy goes out to you and your family. Thankfully the gospel helps us cope and know that he has just gone into another "room" and that we will eventually be reunited. May the Lord comfort you. Love, Grandma K
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