My Grandma Farber

I got a phone call the last week of February from my mom saying that my Grandma only had a few more weeks to live.  I cannot even tell you how devastated I was to hear this.  My grandma had lung cancer and last year she had her cancerous lung removed.  She never really recovered from that surgery, and to top it all off, the cancer had spread to other parts of her body.  We quickly booked a flight out to Illinois to see her.

I wish there was a way to describe how much you love someone.  For my whole life, my Grandma has been a part of my life.  Up until I had moved away to go to college 12 years ago, I saw my grandma at least once a week.  I loved that woman with all my heart.  When I walked into her house the day we flew in, I was heart broken to see how bad she had gotten.  But I will always remember the look on her face when she saw us.  She had no idea we were coming.  She was so excited to see Kylie and Sierra.  She loved my girls so much.  I am so glad they were able to see her one last time.  Below is one of the sweetest pictures of Kylie and my grandma.  I will cherish it forever.  I got in on a Sunday and she died that Friday.  The night that she died, we were all at the house visiting and it was getting really late.  I hated leaving every night because I didn't know if I would see her again the next day.  My mom said that her and her sisters were all gathered around grandma and as soon as the last grandchild had left to go home, my grandma opened her eyes one last time and then past away. How grateful I am that I was able to visit with her.  How grateful I am that I was able to stay for the funeral.  It was a beautiful service and I was able to see so many family members that i don't get to see that often.  I am so blessed to have the family that I have and to have had such a wonderful grandmother.  I will miss her dearly.

My beautiful sister Brenna with Sierra and my brother Brandon.

My brother Dylan

My cousin Bridget

My beautiful Grandma with Kylie

Love these two pictures. 

 

 

Brenna did a lot of reading while we were there :)

My Grandpa Howard.  He's quite the character :)  Here we are at my other Grandma’s gravesite.  She died almost 6 years ago.  I miss her so much.

 

Sierra loves her Uncle Dylan :)