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my grandmother is dying.
sh*t. I don't know what to do. We don't know how long she will be with us. They said the chemo did more harm than good.and she is being sent home for hospice care. If it were just a funeral I wouldn't go home, but she is still alive we just don't know how long. Would you go home??
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Absolutely. This happened to me in January--my grandma got diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was dead in three weeks.
Go as quickly as you can so you can visit properly with her.
ETA: I'm really sorry you're going through this. It f*cking sucks.
Yes, I'd be on the next flight out. My grandfather died from cancer. After the doctors found it had spread to his pancreas from his stomach, he was dead within a week. I'm so sorry.
So sorry to hear this
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This happened to me last December. I bought my plane tickets 18 hours in advance and was so happy to be home with my family, but I didn't make it before she died.
Go home if you can. Thinking of you and your family.
I'm so sorry! For me going back would depend on how long it has been since you last saw her, how close you were, how your parting was (was she already sick then and you sort of said your good-bye?), how expensive the tickets are (it sounds horrible, but for me that would be a factor), how much you think your parent(s) will need your support, and, most importantly, how you think you will feel looking back in a few months/years if you don't go.
When my grandmother died at age 95 a few years ago, I seriously considered going back for the funeral but didn't. While I wouldn't have regretted it if I had gone, I also don't regret not having gone. Your situation is a bit different, however, since she's still alive.
Whatever you decide, I'm sorry you have to make this choice and hope that you'll find peace with whatever decision you make. We'll all be thinking of you.
This is pretty much everything that has been running through my head. I saw her one time while we were in TX in Sept. We weren't super close, but I know that my mom and siblings would be glad to have me around to help out. It is mostly them that I am thinking about. My grandmother told my mum that she isn't ready to die yet, so I cannot imagine how I would feel if it were my mother telling me that. It makes it a million times harder when you know the person is scared and not ready to go.
My husband is at football practice and hasn't been home since I got the news, so I havent been able to talk to him about it yet, but I'm thinking I will try to leave Friday.
I am so sorry. Know I am thinking of you during this difficult time and I hope you'll be able to come to a decision you'll be at peace with. Personally, I would want to go home to say my goodbyes.
Take care of yourself darling.
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I'm so sorry ((((hugs))))
if it was financially possible then yes I'd go - to see her and also to be there to support your family
good luck with everything
If I could arrange it, yes, I would go home to say goodbye. If I couldn't go home, I would either skype her or phone her just to tell her I love her.
*hugs* I'm sorry you are going through this. It is never easy to face the prospect of the death of someone you love.
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I'm really sorry.
I would go home. It is one of those things that you can't re-do and I would be much less likely to regret going than not going.
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DH's grandmother died last year. We flew out the day after we found out she was sick (it was unexpected) and we were there to hold her hand before she passed. I am just sorry we couldn't get there sooner. And in the end, I don't know how DH's parents would have coped without us. If it's financially possible, I would definitely go.
I'm so sorry.
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Yes I would go home, my grandmother was sick and I got that call saying she took a turn for the worse-my sister and I were on a plane.
I got to see her one last time and talk to her and it would have killed me if I would have missed that.
I am sorry that you are going through this, but if you can swing it go home.
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