Loss & pain

There are times in our lives when we each go through difficult transitions. We lose relatives we may or may not expect to. It is a heartbreaking loss which pains everyone at some time or another. Ten years ago, I went through it with my family when I lost my grandfather. I watched him suffer for several years suffering from cancer. I lost track of how many times I had to say goodbye to him. Now I know someone who's going through this situation & it breaks my heart. I know this is how life is & as we get older, it happens periodically. It would be so much easier if it didn't. When it does though, it's important that we are there for those we love & care about. That's what life is about... those we care about.