On the 23rd of this month it had been a month since my grandpa passed away. It always amazes me how quickly time can fly. One thing that I have been really encouraged to see is how well grandma is doing. I was really worried about how she would do. My grandparents were married for 53 years. That is such a long time. A life time.
My grandfather was always a bit of a homebody but even more so after the diagnosis of Parkinson's. My grandma how had always been social kinda adjusted her likes to be like his which as a married couple I think it's good in way. But I think that even though you are suppose to become one you are still two separate people with different tastes, wants and needs. I think that it's important to have that. My dad said once that a marriage relationship should be like a sailboat. One person is the sail and the other is the rudder. You couldn't have the one without the other. Without the other you couldn't move forward and go where you want to go. God made us unique and different for a reason. We are separate, we are different and that's good. We need to have a different point of view sometimes.
Because this was normal and familiar to her I was worried that grandma wouldn't get out as much, especially too as she now says that noise that comes with being with people makes her brain spin. But since grandpa passed grandma has gone to church, a birthday party, gone swimming several times at a friends house, gone out to eat, shopping, a bible study, the swap meet, and out on a boat! I've been so proud of her. She had been doing great. Thank you everyone for all the many prayers for her and the rest of my family.
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hi joy! i'm glad things are getting better. i hope you're adjusting too.
I like your dad's analogy of marriage...I can't say I'm the rudder or the sail...maybe Scott can be the sail. He does generate lot of hot air sometimes. Hah, just joke-ing.
I'm really glad your grandma is stepping out there. Change is always scary.
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