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I was in the room when my grandfather died.
All his children were in the room (including my mother) and they decided it would be alright to leave just for a moment to get cleaned up and grab something to drink. I was on my way as well, but had stopped at the door to talk to a nurse when he passed away. He just looked so old there lying in bed. His face was so wrinkled and worn. After he died, however, all that seemed to go away. His face just seemed to smooth out and he looked so peaceful.
It was so sudden as he was still in pretty stable condition. Personally, I think he knew it was time to go and waited (for lack of a better phrase) for us all to be out of the room before he decided to go. It just seems like something he'd have done.
I hope when I go, I have go just as he did. Surrounded by family and on his own terms.
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