The Final Goodbye

Well, the wait is over. My Grandpa Heath, my last living grandparent, passed away this afternoon at 4pm. He was a very sick man...I am relieved to know that he passed away in relative peace, without any painful medical interventions, just as he wished. I'm still very objective about it...I just spent an entire day at school, from 8:30am-9:30pm, trying to pull off a great drama production and fundraiser for Haiti (which I did...$500 in donations and counting!), only to come home to find out Grandpa had passed. I suppose the worst is over...I no longer have to dread losing them, which I've done (subconsciously) for years because we were so close. We'll hold the funeral in March, on his birthday (the 25th), so we can include the navy, his 35-year career.
Time for bed...sleep makes everything better, because you can't think! Rest in peace Grandpa...I'm so sorry I couldn't be there to say goodbye, to be with you in your final days. I'll miss you forever.