Its been a while...

So its been a hot minute or so since I last posted. Sorry for the hiatus...things have been a little stressful these past couple weeks. About two weeks ago (Sunday September 27) my dad called to tell me that my grandma had been taken to the emergency room because she was unresponsive and they couldn't get her blood pressure up. She actually had had a heart attack sometime Saturday night; she also had a UTI that wasn't responding to antibiotics that she'd been fighting for the last month or so. That infection had spread to her blood, and she became septic. The doctors told my dad that she wasn't going to make it, so he then told me I should get back to Indiana. This was all really difficult for me because I'm 10 hours away from my family, and I just wanted to be able to be say good-bye and be there for my family.
Luckily I got a flight out early the next morning, and I was picked up at the airport by my brother and sister-in-law. When I got there I was told we had to hurry because the doctors didn't think she was going to make it to the time I got there. She held on though, and the doctors took her off of the medicine that was keeping her blood pressure up. We all said our good-byes, and then came the hard part...the waiting. We had been told by many different people at the hospital that it wouldn't be long. Well my grandma was a very strong lady, and she proved them all wrong by holding on for an additional 4 more days. My dad, sister, and I had been sleeping at the hospital because we didn't want her to be alone. We were by her side when she passed away early Thursday morning. I know she's in Heaven with Jesus and the rest of our family that has gone before her.
Most of the staff at Hancock Regional Hospital were very kind, friendly, and helpful to us which was much appreciated. I also can't be thankful enough for our friends and family who were there for us, in person or in prayer. One of my former ministers was at the hospital for a couple days with us, and I'm so greatful. He was there for us when my mom passed away also, so it was nice to have him there with us again during our time of need.
It's been a struggle for me over the past couple weeks, not only grieving for my grandma, but it also brought up a lot of stuff from when my mom died. I was also stressing a lot because I missed over a week of classes, and I'm really having a difficult time getting caught back up (I'm trying to give myself more credit though because I've only been back for a few days). I know that I can get through this though, I just might have to remind myself from time to time!