Today I talked to my sweet little grandpa on the phone. I try and touch base with him every week or so since my grandma passed. Even though they were both very old when she died, he still took it really hard. I remember he told me that she almost “took him down with her.” It broke my heart to see him lonely for the first time in 60-something years. We got him signed up for Meals on Wheels, so two meals a day are taken care of for him. We also got a housekeeper to come by and clean once a week (because judging based on the state of his house, he had no big plans for cleaning in the final years of his life). We had the supports in place to keep him alive, but Grandpa really needed a reason to live. It came to me one day while at work. I decided that I’d Get Wild Blue for Grandpa, so he’d have a way to keep in touch with all of his grandchildren and great grandchildren, even while up there in the hills of Tennessee. I can’t describe what a difference it has made for him. Today he told me he’s been reading recipes online and that he’s about ready to try one. Seems as though you can teach an old dog new tricks.
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