We just got back from my paternal aunt’s (technically my grandmother) wake. There were a few people in the room where her wake is being held. Those who were there included my uncle (Papa’s brother), grandmother’s elder son, his wife and their daughter. Plus a woman whom I am not familiar with. We talked about our lives, specifically my children. I then asked how my grandmother died. It was mostly old age and some complications that go with it like arthritis, they say. She had an operation some years ago where they put a metal plate or something on her hips which was fractured due to a bad fall. She did have a healthy lifestyle, eating lots of fish and fruits, as far as I can remember. She also loved ice cream after meal. She was quite a homebody and would never go outside the house if there’s no real reason like a visit to the doctor. She was always alone. Well, except for her helper, if that does count.
Hubby just told me that everybody in the funeral home who were there were going home. One of the reasons was they were going to clean up her house for the arrival of her youngest son from America. I was surprised to hear it is gonna be that way. How sad. It is just now that I have known something like this to happen. Even in her wake, she was still all alone. But who am i to judge?
