Grandpa G passed away in June. His body finally gave in to the cancer. Eric knew that Grandpa was sick. He had seen Grandpa in the hospital on more than one occasion. Eric had been up to visit Grandpa just a couple days before he passed. Mommy took him while Grandpa was sleeping. On the day that he passed, I sat with Eric and explained as best I could that Grandpa was not here with us any more. That his body had stopped working, and his soul had gone to heaven to be with God. Eric was too distracted at the time and just wanted to go play.
Mommy explained later that we would be going to a “goodbye” party for Grandpa. Eric stayed at home, while Mommy and I went to the showing. The next morning, we took Eric to the funeral. Eric behaved very well. I think he understood that Mommy was very sad, because he held on to her and gave her lots of hugs during the funeral. After the service, we went up to pay our last respects. This would be the first time that Eric would see Grandpa since he passed. I explained to him that we would be saying goodbye to Grandpa. I carried Eric, and Mommy and I went to Grandpa’s side. We stood silently for a moment, then Eric said, “Goodbye, Grandpa”.
