A recent notification/reaction to a couple posts in this thread has me unfortunately having to update with bad news from a few weeks ago. My wife's grandfather passed away a few days into the New Year. While he initially came away from the surgery okay, he developed a slight fever which was causing him to go back to the hospital a couple times the week following his surgery. The grandmother was able to see him in person for the first time since March ( COVID protocols at his home for Alzheimer's) and had a good visit, leaving with a kiss on his forehead and "I'll see you tomorrow." When she got home 20 minutes later, she received a phone call that he had passed as soon as she had left (heart).
While one never wants a loved one to pass, he had actually lived over a decade longer than his doctors expected due to his heart, let alone Alzheimer's. My wife and I actually moved up our wedding back in 2010, as we wanted him to be present and weren't sure how long he had remaining. He not only saw our wedding, along with a few other grandchildren getting married, wearing the suit I bought him for ours
, he met 4 great-grandchildren with Milo being the 5th. As a matter of fact, he had never actually held a baby for the first couple years, even his own, until my wife placed our son in his arms 8 years ago. He was an extremely proud Korean War Vet and had a laugh/ chuckle that was infectious.
So while it was a sad day/ week after, we all know he's in a better place and watching down enjoying the antics of all of his children/ grandchildren.
As for my father- in- law, he came home from the hospital 17 days after his pace maker surgery. Always in good spirits, but with his congenial heart failure, setbacks and future outlook aren't great.
On a good note, Milo is doing great!
