Friday, November 28, 2008

So today was a pretty nice thanksgiving... We went to my Tia Angelica's house. Although it was like any other day since we go and spend time with my grandpa. Although, of course, we don't mind because we're thankful for him: his courage, faith, and strong-will to live. I went in and spent some time in there with grandpa and my grandma was in there. Tia asked me to take his temperature so I did, it was 99.6... so then grandma is so tired she is always falling asleep but she refuses to sleep. We tell her we need her to be strong and rest. The interesting part was that he finally listened to us. She actually went to sleep. My tia Angelica told me that weird she listened but I am glad she did. Before that we had grandpa watching a little bit of the India Maria but he fell asleep. It's so sad though because he is so weak that he wont even close his eyes all the way anymore. He's not even resting completely anymore. My aunt then said that she was going to go to a CVS pharmacy and I asked if I could go with her. She said yea. But then, my dad was telling  me he was tired adn wanted to go home but I has already said I was going to go and wasn't going to back down. So then they all asked me to call the Pharmacy to see if it's still open although it's a 24 hour store but to be on the safe side since it was thankgiving, So I called with the 411 and then a man answered and I asked if they were going to be opened since it was thankgiving and the man then said, "well then we close in 20 minutes" (sarcastically) and of course being a gullible person or not knowing what to expect I said, "really?" and he said no i am just playing we're open 24 hours. And I said thank you an hung up. We headed out. My aunt angelica then started talking to me about my grandpa. she told me that she had a dream which he says she has and are pretty accurate. She mentioned how in these last few days she was so worried about why my grandpa kept leaving and almost transitioning to paradise and then coming out of his deep sleep. She siad that they have been asking him is there is someting he needs to say or if he needs anyone. Well He has gotten to see the last few people he needed to see and my aunt says that when she asks him he says he has something but he can't say. And for a while it ws tormenting her but he always asked God to let her knwo what her dad wanted to say so she feels the relieve and my grandpa feels it too without having to say it. Well she said that in the morning she decided to take a nap before the nurse left so she fell asleep around 7am and she had a dream just as if she was talking to my grandpa.  She said that in her dream she went to him and asked him if he needed to say something and he asked, "que dia es?" and she said it was thursday and then he said that he had one more day left. She said that in the dream he had his escapulario and St Carmelo says that for those who wait until saturday and are ture believers heaven awaits . My aunt told me that when she woke up she felt this understaning peace within. She felt that what she has done is good and if he leaves on saturday she'll thank God for giving her the opportunity to have him there. Also it would give her peace he didn't feel anymore pain. She said that after that she felt no more tears. My aunt says that because her  other siblings are there she rest some because she knows she has the time to spend with her father and they haven't. Some are trying to make time... while the boys... try not to go in... as much they may love him the guilt drives them away a little.  I understand what she is saying... it's true and she wsa been very fotunate to have them there but I am sure it was very hard for her too. She is the baby of the family and has a lot of responsibilty and hardly any help.  Tia and I had some pretty good talks and I think we even became a little closer. I feel peace in my heart as well :)

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