Well, to keep a story short, I'm off home to Scotland at the start of February due to a bit of an emergency. My granny (who to me, is like a mother) randomly dropped in an email that she's pretty much a walking billboard for cancer now and doesn't have much time left. So, I'm rushing over to say my goodbyes, but what do I take as a gift? I've missed several friends passings as well as my papa (also like a father to me) whilst I was living in the US. So I'm a bit rusty at this, what do I get, if anything? Asking here because it's a stupid question and I'm sure my wife thinks I'm already stupid enough
Nothing could be better than just spending time with her in my opinion. I lost my Mum in November and was grateful to spend the last few days with her. Something I could never put a value on. The fact you are going is the important thing. I hope it works out as well as it can for you both.
Take yourself. She wants to see you, you need to see her. If there is anything she’d like to eat or drink, take her a treat. And some nice flowers to brighten her place up. Best wishes to you and your family.
I'm actually going to take a little recorder, or maybe just notes. I'd love to write up some of her stories from the glory days. One step ahead on that, wife and I collected a number of pictures from over the years and sent it over via Google Drive. It was very well received, good suggestion!
Talk about stuff now, as unfortunately later will be too late. I'm still sorting out photos etc. from my late parents and have lots of stuff I would like to discuss but no-one left ..... Doesn't help if you have few relatives
Aye, I'll be caring for her whilst I'm there, plenty of time to dive into her hay days and relive those memories! Additionally, I thought this afternoon for a physical gift, I can get a couple of really nice photos of us and some of me, wife and dogs to put on her bedside as she is now pretty much bed bound.
Is there something that she'd like to do that you could treat her to; obviously dependant on the impact that bastard disease has had on her faculties, but that might mean more to her than a physical gift? Hope it all goes as well as it can for you. Edit; apologies, I only saw your bed bound bit after I'd posted.
I’d make recordings of her stories, just to remember her voice. Something I wish I’d done more of with my wife.
