I was very sorry to hear Yvonne’s grandfather died today (also the anniversary of my father-in-law’s death).
They were very close and she wrote a lovely letter, you must take a moment to read.
My grandparents died when I was fairly young, my paternal grandfather when I was 10 and my mother’s parents when I was 19 and 22. While I wouldn’t have wished them any extended suffering, I sometimes wish I had been older when they died, I really didn’t know what I had and I think I would have appreciated them more, or at least differently.
I also …read more