In Memory of my Grandparents

Sadly I write about the passing of both of my paternal grandparents. My grandma Jane, 80, died peacefully at home on March 21st, and my grandpa Joe, 86, died 12 days later on April 2nd. It's been difficult to lose two such important people in our family's lives with such little time in between. We are so thankful to have been so close to them, and will pass on the love we learned from them and will keep them alive in our memories. Perhaps it is a testament of the human spirit and true love that they died so near to one another, which is a comfort to me. They will be deeply missed.

I can't help but be profoundly affected at this time by the meaning of the cycle of life. I feel like the notion is personified as I carry a new baby within me while I experience the loss of an entire generation of my family.