Until we meet again, Grandma

Yesterday was grandma's funeral but really it was a celebration of her and my grandpa's life and what a life it was.  My grandparents were simple, hard-working people that loved God and their family.  My mom delivered a beautiful eulogy where she talked about my grandparents being a team and boy were they ever.  In an era where divorce is a regularity and marriages fail at lightening speed, our grandparents gave my cousins and me a glimpse of what long lasting love is.  My bet is grandpa got to heaven and decided 4 mos was long enough to be without his beloved.  My Aunt Kathy joked that grandpa probably said, "Woman, get up here!"  I reflected with Mike that if we could live long, full lives to the age of 87 and then die (quickly) within 4 mos of each other, well really, could you have it any better than that?  It was exactly what my grandparents would have wanted.  It's still sad to know they are gone.  My grandparents loved their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren fiercely.  As my mom said, right up till the end, my grandpa adored watching his great grandkids play sports.  He attended a football game for Jay and Nick last fall and came to watch Nick play basketball in January, in what would be his last trip to Bloomington to visit us.  My grandma, despite having dementia, would still light up any time her children or grandchildren came to visit her.  Just about a month ago my mom called my grandma and shared with her that I was recovering from a blood clot and pulmonary embolism.  The very next day my mom got a quick reminder and what would be a  final glimpse of the mother my grandma was.  My grandma picked up the phone and called my mother to see how I was doing.  We couldn't believe it.  Dementia had been a cancer in my grandma's mind for years.  What it must have taken for my grandma to not only remember how to call my mom but remember why she was calling her.  It's another testament to how she loved and I know I'm sounding like a broken record but during our life on this earth it's all about how you love and my grandparents loved well and were loved by all.