Death Is Just The First Step To Eternal Life
It's been a while. Buy hey.
I'm really deeply saddened to inform you that my grandmother past away last night.
This past weekend, my parents went up for a trip to North Bay to visit her in her living apartment. She seemed fine, they told me, but she was having pains in her stomach. Both my parents came home Sunday, regretting leaving my grandmother in a hospital bed. And late last night, my mom left for North Bay to go visit her in the hospital to see if everything was alright. But, it was too late. The doctors did all they could, but after all, she was 80, and her heart had just giving up on her, (after suffering 2 fatal heart attacks during her senior years) plus, life was way past her time.
The doctors said that they found a blood clog in her bowels and were unsuccessful in the attempt to try and remove it. It all goes to show how life is a very fragile thing to mess with.
There were many good things about my grandmother, and of course many flaws too. But of course, it was her goodness that brought out who she was. She was trusting, she was kind and caring and she would talk and make friends with practically everyone. She was known throughout North Bay. And that's just the grandmother I knew. To everyone else, she may have been their best friend or loving mother. I'm sure if you go up there and ask any one of the seniors who live there if they knew Juanita Rainville, and you would get quite a response. She went to church, she would go for walks and occasionally, go on trips to other places. I mean the only thing that I recognized about North Bay, the only reason why I got familiar with that town was because that was where our grandmother lived. That was where my mother and her three sisters were from. They all grew up there. It was very special learning about the places where they used to live, their old family stories and how they were raised. And let me say, it was very different from these days.
North Bay has a lot of great history that I want to share, expressing my mother's childhood...but there's just too much. I've grown a custom to adapting to North Bay's lifestyle. Going up there for weekends, going to sleep at our RV in the trailer park, or even sleeping over at the hotel right across the street from where my grandmother's living center was. Those were the moments that I will cherish most about her. I will miss having to go up there knowing that the one person we will talk to in this town, was my grandmother. And now there's no one. To me, right now, North Bay doesn't hold any significance with me anymore. Besides than the fact that that's where our RV is parked, that's where my mom's from and that's where I will be going to school next year. Other than that, is there really any reason to travel to North Bay anymore?
So, this loss will affect lives of many, many friends and family members. Millions of whom got to know who she was and what she was great for. And for everyone else...life goes on. We live that knowing one day we will be thankful for what we have and what he had. But I guess we won't fully see until our final resting place comes to be.
I'm leaving tomorrow to head up there, and help out with the funeral session and won't be back until the Monday after. And I just want you to keep in your prayers the wonderful grandmother that she was and will always be.
In other news, don't grow tired on me yet, because my next post will include a new list of my overall favourite music for the first half of this year, so you don't want to miss that
xo,
-Drew
I'm really deeply saddened to inform you that my grandmother past away last night.
This past weekend, my parents went up for a trip to North Bay to visit her in her living apartment. She seemed fine, they told me, but she was having pains in her stomach. Both my parents came home Sunday, regretting leaving my grandmother in a hospital bed. And late last night, my mom left for North Bay to go visit her in the hospital to see if everything was alright. But, it was too late. The doctors did all they could, but after all, she was 80, and her heart had just giving up on her, (after suffering 2 fatal heart attacks during her senior years) plus, life was way past her time.
The doctors said that they found a blood clog in her bowels and were unsuccessful in the attempt to try and remove it. It all goes to show how life is a very fragile thing to mess with.
There were many good things about my grandmother, and of course many flaws too. But of course, it was her goodness that brought out who she was. She was trusting, she was kind and caring and she would talk and make friends with practically everyone. She was known throughout North Bay. And that's just the grandmother I knew. To everyone else, she may have been their best friend or loving mother. I'm sure if you go up there and ask any one of the seniors who live there if they knew Juanita Rainville, and you would get quite a response. She went to church, she would go for walks and occasionally, go on trips to other places. I mean the only thing that I recognized about North Bay, the only reason why I got familiar with that town was because that was where our grandmother lived. That was where my mother and her three sisters were from. They all grew up there. It was very special learning about the places where they used to live, their old family stories and how they were raised. And let me say, it was very different from these days.
North Bay has a lot of great history that I want to share, expressing my mother's childhood...but there's just too much. I've grown a custom to adapting to North Bay's lifestyle. Going up there for weekends, going to sleep at our RV in the trailer park, or even sleeping over at the hotel right across the street from where my grandmother's living center was. Those were the moments that I will cherish most about her. I will miss having to go up there knowing that the one person we will talk to in this town, was my grandmother. And now there's no one. To me, right now, North Bay doesn't hold any significance with me anymore. Besides than the fact that that's where our RV is parked, that's where my mom's from and that's where I will be going to school next year. Other than that, is there really any reason to travel to North Bay anymore?
So, this loss will affect lives of many, many friends and family members. Millions of whom got to know who she was and what she was great for. And for everyone else...life goes on. We live that knowing one day we will be thankful for what we have and what he had. But I guess we won't fully see until our final resting place comes to be.
I'm leaving tomorrow to head up there, and help out with the funeral session and won't be back until the Monday after. And I just want you to keep in your prayers the wonderful grandmother that she was and will always be.
Juanita Rainville
1931-2010
"There was just too much that time can not erase" - Amy Lee
In other news, don't grow tired on me yet, because my next post will include a new list of my overall favourite music for the first half of this year, so you don't want to miss that
xo,
-Drew
Drew,
ReplyDeleteI don't know you from Adam, but I recognize her DNA in your eloquent writing. Juanita had a profound impact on the lives of many people in North Bay and the ripple effect is having an influence even on my kids of your age too and they don't hail from the Bay either. But they remember her and loved the brief moments in time they crossed paths during our many camping trips up north too. (Tents in our case as we could never afford an RV). :). She will be sadly missed, but rest assured she's up there singing away with the rest of the old farts from the Pro that have gone before her and having a great time! She will always be there beside you in spirit. You will feel and experience ger guidance in your darkest moments still to come in your life. Be open to recieve her important message and you will prevail and become more successful and in turn, share your kindness with others as she has done thru out her life. Enjoy your visit to YYB. Cheers!
Drew,
ReplyDeleteJuanita's nephew here, probably around your Mom's age. I am happy to see that you have captured the essence of who you Grandma was and what the memory of her will and should be.
She was, in my mind, a truly sincere, warm, a kind hearted soul full of life and compassion.
I have great memories of going to visit the family when I was younger.
I hope you keep her memory strong in your heart and mind as I have and will.
Regard to you and the family.
Al Urquhart