Last week my beloved Grandpa passed away. He had been sick for a lot of years firstly with Prostate cancer, then a few years ago it was discovered that the cancer had spread through his bones. It has been an emotional time for the family, but we are happy that he is no longer in pain. He spent the last few months of his mortal life in a nursing home, but spent his last weeks constantly surrounded by family and friends. I am so grateful that my family here in Adelaide are loving and supportive of each other, especially for Grandma. Mum arrived from Tassie on Wed 14th Jan. Grandpa couldn't talk but he just looked into her eyes and communicated to her that he could hear her. She told him that he could go now, and that he would be reunited with his ancestors, and his 3 grandchildren in Heaven. It seems that Grandpa was waiting for mum, as he passed away in the early hours of Thursday morning.Grandpa had been a lifelong atheist, but in the past few weeks he seemed to accept the existence of God and even said "Why won't God take me yet?" I'm glad Heavenly Father has taken him unto his care now.
I am so grateful for the knowledge I have that I will see my grandpa again, and that he will not have to suffer pain ever again.
Taken in November
Grandpa was affectionately known as grumpy guts by his 10 Grandchildren. The only time in his life he ever got mad was when he was left to babysit the grandkids while Grandma went shopping, and the grandkids would throw rocks in their swimming pool etc. the main offenders were Matthew and my little brother Reuben. As you can see despite being the oldest grandchild, I have long been the shortest!
My cousin Michael wrote and read Grandpa's eulogy and it was just beautiful. Grandpa served in the RAAF and Michael has recently joined the Airforce. We thought it would be a nice tribute for grandpa for Michael to wear his uniform at the funeral. He looked terrific!
Grandpa & Grandma DouglasLife is an emotional rollercoaster, and I am so blessed to have a loving family to share it with.
