Grandpa Grey

On January 21st we got a phone call from White Grandma saying that Grandpa Grey wasn't doing very good and wasn't expected to live very much longer. We called up my mom at school and had her come home and stay with the older kids so we could head up to Ogden. We got there that night and Chris and his cousin Brian were able to give Grandpa a blessing, more to comfort his kids than anything. On Saturday morning we all headed back to the place where they are living and nurses kept thinking it could be any minute. Thankfully, by many miracles, all the family was able to come and say their goodbye's with him unconscious, but we believe, still able to hear. The hardest thing was watching Grandma begging her husband of 71 years to stay just a little while longer, she didn't want him to go without her.

Grandpa just kept holding on and we all just couldn't figure out why. Everyone had told him that it was ok to go and that Grandma would be taken care of. Grandma even told him it was ok. Then finally on Tuesday (January 25th) all the 4 kids said a prayer to help us know what to do to help him feel ok with passing. So we all decided it would be nice to sing a few hymns... and that's what Grandpa wanted. We first sang There is Sunshine in my Soul Today then Be still My Soul and during that song his breathing changed, we all knew it was getting close. We all were standing around his bed then sang Families can be Together Forever and he opened his eyes and a tear fell from his right eye (his eyes hadn't opened at all that day, even during a sponge bath and throwing up) then we sang God Be With You Til We Meet Again and that's when he went. It was probably one of the most spiritual experiences I've ever had. Right after Grandma realized that he was gone she wanted Kailee to give him a kiss, it was the sweetest moment. Grandma and pretty much everyone loved having Kailee there. She was really good the whole time and kinda kept everyone's spirits up. I'm so glad that we were able to be up there and visit family and be there for Carolyn. This is Chris' first Grandparent to pass on so it was a little hard on him, but I was glad to be there for him. The Graveside service was in Panaca on January 28th and it was perfect!