Grandma Runs!

Category: death of a parent

  • Dear Mom:

    I finally get it! It’s taken some time, and I know you’ve been gone over three years now, but I can finally say I understand some of your quirky habits that we often teased you about. I guess life just has a way of teaching us those lessons, no matter how hard we fight back.…

  • Christmas Mourning

    Christmas Mourning

    As I sit here gazing at the Christmas lights and Santas and listen to the trickle of rain outside, I both look forward to the coming chaotic days with our children and remember Christmases past with those who are no longer here. For many of us, especially those of us who have experienced a bit…

  • A Little About Hospice Care

    I certainly am no expert when it comes to Hospice, but I’ve learned quite a bit in the past couple of years. My mother-in-law had Hospice in her home during her final weeks, and my mother had Hospice in my home during her last three weeks of life. What I can tell you is Hospice…

  • Rex Greenland 1932-1974

    June 7, 1974. I awoke that morning at my Grandma Allen’s house. My sister’s graduation was the night before, and afterward I spent the night with Grandma because we were moving from Hammond to Hobart to be closer to my dad’s business, the R. W. Greenland Co. His business made tiny colored gravel for aquariums.…