As I mentioned in the Cafe a few days ago my Grandfather had a stroke last Saturday, half of his body was paralyzed and numb, and he was having trouble swallowing, or speaking.
Yesterday he was speaking to my Great-Uncles Earl, Pete, and Roy, all dead several years, I'm not sure whether they were by his side in his final hours but I'd like to think they were.
He passed away this morning, it's been very hard on my Grandmother, and my dad, and the whole affair has been very difficult for me, as I am currently living some 2500 miles away and due to the fact that I'm in the process of leaving the military (clearing right now) I can't make it back for the funeral Monday and the soonest I can leave is around the 10th of March. My biggest fear about the military would be not being present when he finally passed on, and despite being in a unit where I could normally go (pulling strings and bending rules since he wasn't my legal guardian) I'm unable to be with my family through this time (due to outprocessing from the army). it seems my fear from almost 5 years ago proved more correct than I could have guessed
anyway, I'd like to thank Cloudy, Attalus, Galadria, Magik, TL, and all the others I can't remember right now who have expressed sympathy, and tried to give advice... the support I've gotten here has meant alot to me.