Circle of Life

Photo courtesy of Brian Vallelunga - PopPop Thanksgiving 2007

Well, it's been a rough week, and a rougher weekend. PopPop's condition is deteriorating quickly, which may be a blessing for him, but rough for all those who love him.

I spent all of last week down there with them, which was an absolute blessing. While he was still healthy and out of pain we got to talk about a lot of things - old stories of his, me thanking him for everything he'd done, etc. I had some real quality time alone with him. My aunt and cousins are going down in the next few weeks, and I really hope that there's enough time left for them to have their time alone with him as well. Before leaving last night, I realized that it was likely the last time I would see him alive. I told him goodbye in just the way I wanted to, and he said goodbye to me, so there's some small consolation there.

I was going to write more about the events of this past weekend, but I think that I've said the most important bit.