On November 24, 2014 my grandmother, Wanda Ion Nelson, passed away due to hypo-tension after her surgery to place a colostomy bag. About a month earlier, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and it was determined that it would be hard to remove the cancer. She and the family decided that it would be best to not try to remove the cancer and instead bypass it with a colostomy bag and then make her as comfortable as possible till the cancer would take her. Although the surgery went well, the surgeon I did say that there was more cancer then they thought and it wouldn't be operable. Unfortunately grandmas blood pressure never really stabilized after the surgery and the hospital tried everything possible to get it to go up. She passed away in Boise.
The more I have had time to think about it all the more I am grateful for the way that she went. She may have been in pain because of the surgery but she didn't have to be in pain for very long. She didn't handle pain very well and the thought of her having to go through the pain the cancer would have brought would have been awful. It was a tender mercy for her to be relieved of the pain and now she can be rejoined with grandpa, her sister Deanna and her mom and dad. All of whom I know she missed dearly.
The night before she went to have surgery I had the chance to call and talk to her. We had a very lovely conversation and I am so very glad and will forever be grateful for that last conversation. We talked about her surgery, the weather, her surgery, the weather, thanksgiving, my health, the weather, and then her surgery again. We did also talk a little bit about Christmas and her favorite memories. she talked about how she loved when they put the couch in front of their Christmas tree and there four boys would sit on it turned around looking at the tree. She also talked about how when she was younger her dad would hook up his sleigh and they would ride into town and everyone would look forward to seeing them.
Grandma will be missed and it is hard to think about the fact that the day has finally come when both my nelson grandparents are no longer walking among us. My grandparents have always been a little bit on the older side for grandparents and so i feel incredibly blessed that they lived for so much of my life. I had many opportunities to spend good quality time with them and have many fond memories that have been gennerated on their account. Growing up, all of our Thanksgivings were spent at their house and i spent many a summers day hanging out with them, either at their house or on a trip with them. They have helped shape who i am today and I will always have a special place in my heart for my grandma and grandpa nelson. Here is to a close of a generation, you will be missed but your memory will live for generations to come.
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