"Fair winds go with thee"
04 / 12 / 08
tired
If you remember this post and the conundrum I had about visiting my step-grandmother, well the decision has been effectively taken out of my hands as she passed away this morning.
I didn't go see her. I was told she deteriorated much faster than anyone thought, leaving us to think she might have known about it a lot sooner than when she actually told anyone. Based on what I was told before she passed, my decision was this: she was not well in her last days, and I didn't want that to be my last memory, but if she were to ask for me personally, I would have gone. But I don't think I was the one she wanted to see anyway.
I think my brother's taking it the same as I. Mom and younger sis are a bit more upset, though I hope neither is feeling too guilty as, to me, they've no reason to. They visited a lot more than her own blood granddaughter did. As for that one, she'll have to find her own peace, and I wish her well on the journey.
Unfortunately this makes getting some assignments due by tomorrow really hard to manage, and the school doesn't have any workable policy in place for students dealing with deaths in the family. (Which sucks and someone needs to work on that.) I'll just have to muddle through and hope it turns out okay.
That probably sounds callous, but I have to be practical above all else, because I get the feeling others are going to lose their heads around me. Unfortunately, practical often is callous and cold, but that's fine so long as I can manage what I need to do..
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While the school itself may not have a policy, the individual instructors are usually pretty understanding. You can email them and let them know that you recently had a death in the family, and that you may need an extra day or two to get the assignments done.
Bless.
( 10:20 am )