# My last grandpa is dying soon...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 5, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-grandpa-is-dying-soon/711865 "2015-02-05T03:44:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-grandpa-is-dying-soon/711865/1 "2015-02-05T03:44:12Z")

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And I’m really sad. That’s all.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-grandpa-is-dying-soon/711865/2 "2015-02-05T04:02:46Z")

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How old is he? Do you live near him? What’s your favorite memory of your grandpa?

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-grandpa-is-dying-soon/711865/3 "2015-02-05T05:18:47Z")

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That sucks, dude. We’re about the same age, and I lost mine a year and a half ago. My other grandparents went before I was born so I never had to experience someone in decline like that.

Even though he was 88 (such a long life!) and we didn’t spend a lot of time together (he lived a couple hours away) and I got to “say goodbye” it still was just hella sad.

I cried a ton. It sucks. It feels like the beginning of the end or something.

Hang tight. Make sure you let him know you love him. Take care.

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**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-grandpa-is-dying-soon/711865/4 "2015-02-05T19:07:13Z")

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My sympathies.

My maternal grandmother lived to be 100 years old, much much older than any of my other grandparents. It was a sad day when she died.

My last grandfather died in his 60s, when I was in my young 20s. It was a long time ago, but I still remember him all the time. I loved him very much.

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**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-grandpa-is-dying-soon/711865/5 "2015-02-05T19:22:36Z")

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Sorry to hear. Treasure the time you had with him. My grandpas both died before I was born, and one grandma died when I was 4. It sucks, but count yourself lucky that you had him for this amount of time.

He’ll always be in your heart, and that’s what counts.