Today, my wife and I will travel to the Chicago Northwest Suburbs. We have made this jaunt dozens of times over many years. Always enjoy that trip because we see grandchildren, our daughter, Dawn and her husband, Shawn. Their home offers a busy schedule with seven of our 15 grandchildren holding court.
Today will be a much more somber occasion. Our son-in law's eighty-six year old mother's wake visitation brings our family together. LaLa, as the kids call her lived nearby and has always been a fixture at those gatherings. It will be a sad day; a particularly sad day for grandkids.
We all become so comfortable enjoying warm relationships. We give little thought to this end of life experience. We wish our love relationships could last forever but life longs for itself and begs the question.
The most difficult aspect of today's gathering will be the 'coming of age death experience' for young grandchildren. Harsh reality rules the day. Disney World and ball games seem far away.
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