You seem to bearing up OK, Ad, but I’m sure there’s some weight to bear. My condolences to you.
You sound like you might be the sort to appreciate the thought I’ve had that, should I have any friends left when I go, I want’em to have a kegger for me.
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My deepest condolences to you and your family. I hope you find peace and that your grandmother’s soul finds its place quickly in the afterlife.
{{{{Ad Noctum}}}} 
I am sorry. I lost my grandma when I was very young. All I can say is hang on to your memories…even after 30 years, remembering my grandma makes me smile. There is nothing more that I can say. God bless.
Ad, go out back with a beer and some Kleenex. Pour half on the ground for her and drink the other half while you think about her and what she meant to you. That’s what the Kleenex (and being out back) is for.
I’m very sorry for your loss, Ad Noctum. I’ve lost almost all of my grandparents now. It always hurts.
I’m so sorry. Losing someone you love is awful, and nothing anyone can say or do will change that.
I’ll be saying a prayer for you and your family, and sending you positive thoughts.
Scotti
Sorry to hear it mate.
I was just thinking about my late grandmother this morning and got a bit misty.
Cherish the memories.
…my paternal grandfather died this summer, two weeks before I was flying out to visit him. Two months later, just two weeks ago, my maternal grandfather passed away. (Both lived in Ohio, about 3,000 miles away from me.) I hate not being there.
It’s a lonely, depressing, frustrating thing to go through. My solution was to write, feverishly, for days…and do my share of crying. It really wasn’t a solution, but it helped in coping.
Other than those fairly impotent words, all I have to say is…I’m sorry. {{{{Ad}}}}
I’m sorry to hear it, Ad. My sympathy to you and your family.
just wanted to say thank you all for caring, she will be cremated, and we are going to talk to the funeral director tomorrow. there will be no wake, no burial, and I think my grandfather will get the urn. I don’t know what he will do, he is all alone now, thankfully in the same city as me, but he still won’t have anyone to argue with, seeing as his cat died earlier this year. trust me, he has perfected arguing.
Thanks again, and I think inthe past day I have gained about 5-10lbs, from eating so much more than normal, and biking, weightlifting, and running…
(all the food aforementioned is the REAL amount I have eaten)
anyway, thanks so much, the sympathies and stories have been comforting.
All the strength in the world, Ad Noctum - for your grandfather as well.
Ad Noctum, I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. Please know that you and your loved ones will be in my thoughts and prayers.
This might not help much, but I wanted to share a quote that made my own grandmother’s passing easier to bear:
“Oh, my dear one, while you’re sleeping
I am leaving ere the dawn;
All my love is in your keeping;
Briefly grieving, carry on.
Though our lives be torn asunder,
We will mend it straight and strong:
Tears at parting, joys at meeting;
Parting briefly, loving long.”
– James Craddock
Take care of yourself.
With much love,
Jessica