Landon is a light in the lives of lots of people around him- his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, great aunts and uncles and his great grandparents. He was blessed to have three great grandparents. That changed today... My paternal grandmother, Landon's great grandmother, died today. The big C word- Cancer, took her life. It was about 2 months ago that we noticed that grandma wasn't her usual self. Usually very talkative, she was very quiet and observant. Her energy level decreased and she seemed so tired. The past couple of weeks have been quite a rollercoaster. She was admitted to one hospital, then to a nursing home, then to another hospital.. She had lung cancer (no, she never smoked if you were wondering) which spread to her kidney and probably her bones and brain. She stated in her will that she didn't want surgery or any invasive procedures- so, no biopsy. We won't know the extent of damage the cancer caused. Do we need to know that? Nah..
We have known for about a week that her time here with us was limited. On Monday, Halloween, I dressed Landon in his Buzz Light Year costume and we went to the hospital. I prayed that he would behave and that she would know that he was there. We walked in the room and he began to cry a little. I told him to say "Hi to grandma." He pressed his lips together and made the sound he makes when he is getting ready to give a kiss. I brought him down to her, she pressed her lips together, and they gave each other kisses. I was happy and so relieved. She struggled to stay awake during our visit, but opened her eyes for a moment several times during our visit to talk to him. We couldn't hear or understand her but it was ok. They gave each other kisses when we left and she said "I love you" to him. We understood that. My prayers were answered.. Landon did behave and she knew that he was there. We love you Grandma.
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