My grandmother is 99 and we're wondering if she will actually make it to her 100th bday in November.
She is someone that I didn't really think too much of or admire up until after my dad passed away (his mother). But then I started looking past her outward ways that always irritated me and began seeing more of her inner soul. I started to become closer and closer to her. I felt sorry for her having to lose her son too soon, knowing that she felt really close to him since she named him after his dad which she lost him in his 30's. She never remarried. I also felt that she was the closest thing to my dad that was left and so she made me feel as though my dad was still here.
Anyway, I began to really admire her for her ways. She always has kept very busy and both mentally and physically fit. She played golf for many years, she modeled, she owned a couple different successful children's clothing stores, has quilted and crocheted things that were so professional (perfect ) she sold them. And she still to this day works crossword puzzles and fixes her own breakfast, although she just recently gave up the crocheting. And she has had heart surgery just about 3 years ago and survived, has leukemia and just found skin cancer on the face. She has survived all this. And the most amazing part of all this that still inspires me so much is her consistent positive attitude toward life, has never went around talking about negative stuff, never dwelled on problems, never worried, and always laughing. That is admirable to me and I would like to strive to be more that way.
And hasn't been until just lately that she says she's not sure why God still has her here but she's sure there's a good reason. She's always been a very spiritual person too, always at church and helping others. She say's she is just so tired and is ready to go. I don't blame her one bit.
A truly inspirational person to me in my life today!
