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weird coincidence and a little venting

Knottie16288692Knottie16288692 member
in October 2015 Moms
My grandmother has been sick for a very long time with congestive heart failure. The past two weeks her kidneys have pretty much stopped working and today she was placed in hospice. I spent the day with her and my mom as we waited for her to be weaned off of heart meds the hospital had been giving her and then released. It was a pretty tough day. While my grandmother slept, my mom told me this was part of the family curse. I thought she was trying to lighten the mood, but as it turned out with all three of her births someone died. My great grandma died while she was pregnant with my sister, her dad died 6 months before I was born, and my dads sister died while she was pregnant with my brother. Now I'm 38 weeks 4 days pregnant and they don't expect my grandma to make it past this week. My moms family is very superstitious, however I believe it's a weird coincidence. The hospital kept playing a little song and I couldn't figure out why. I asked the nurse and she told me every time a baby is born they play a nursery song. I bet it went off 20 times while I was there. It made me realize that she won't be able to see her great grandson (my moms first grandchild) born. I would've very much liked her to meet him, especially since we are naming him after my grandpa :( At the same time though I know she is going to a better place. It's a bittersweet goodbye.
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Re: weird coincidence and a little venting

  • CocoR04CocoR04 member
    So sorry you are going through this tough time at the end of your pregnancy. We had a trip planned to take DS to meet his great-grandmother when he was a tiny baby and she passed the week before. I still feel sad about it. Hugs!!
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  • LLynde5LLynde5 member
    I am so sorry you are going through this. I lost my grandmother two weeks ago and bittersweet is the best way to put it. I will be thinking of you...
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  • rkrydynski09rkrydynski09 member
    I can understand where your mother is coming from because I have noticed this in my life also. Though, it has not been as family specific as your situation. I am so sorry that you are going through this. Loosing my grandparents have been the hardest things for me to go through. However, I am religious. I am comforted by the idea that they are taking care of my new baby girl until she can be in my arms. When my husband was a child he was able to speak to his great grandfather multiple times after his great grandfather had passed years before. They were watching over him.
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