Preparing myself mentally for the heartache that is likely to be coming soon, perhaps it will wait a year, but I'm
not expecting it or really holding much hope for it..

My Granny, the second most important person in my life (second only to my Mama), is likely dying soon. She
has congestive heart failure, they are pumping out the liquid around her heart. She fell yesterday after
loosing consciousness and broke her nose. When a neighbor found her she was still lying on the floor and her
moaning was what got the lady's attention. She was life lifted from the local hospital to a larger, better
equipped hospital two hours away. It seems from the email that I got from my Mama that she's going to last
for a little while at least, as the plan is to go see her next weekend, so perhaps she may have up to another
year left. I'm still not sure on that. But, I'm preparing myself as best I can for the worst. This one is going to
hurt like hell, it already hurts. But I'm not crying for her, she's going someplace better, I'm crying for me, for
the family. Granny Sunshine is a remarkable woman and I hate loosing her.

The only think on my character that is really important is the necklace. Granny gave me a pearl necklace that
she made herself when I was very very young. I wear it in the picture in respect and memory of her and all she
has been in my life.