After fighting cancer for over a year, Geraldine (my grandpa’s girlfriend of around 8 years) passed away this past Saturday. I’m sad that we’ll never have her at another family gathering and that she and my grandpa will never be able to go out dancing again. But I’m glad that she’s no longer in pain (and she was in a lot of pain at the very end).
Now I wonder how my grandpa will deal with the loss. When my grandma died it was a relief… she had been “terminal” for over 15 years and had gotten very bitter and cranky. With Geraldine it was different… up until a few months ago they were still going out and dancing. They had fun together, they were like soulmates… I worry about him, but I know he’ll find a way to deal with this, just as he’s dealt with everything else. After all, he’s got 84 years of experience.