Bubby

This is the first time I've had internet access since Saturday morning.
This evening, Bubby died. I had been at Hospice now for 2 days- & had spent a great deal of time there today. He was rather restless today & actually kept his eyes open for about an hour this afternoon - I prayed, I held his hand, & told him it was okay & I loved him. I tried to stand back and give his sweet wife, Dorothy, some time with him. It was such an intimate picture of marriage as she sponged water into his mouth & washed his face. She cried to him & held onto him. They have been married for 71 years. 2 months from today, Bubby would have been 94. She is 91.
Will got to spend time with Bubby too these last 2 and half days. He wanted to sing him, "Te Amo Mucho." He then sang, "Itsy Bitsy Spider," "ABC's," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," & lots of rounds of "Jesus Loves Me." He also played trains at the foot of his bed and baseball out his window.
We spent a lot of time in prayer. We played hymns in his room. I read several psalms to him.
Mostly during my time at Hospice, I held his hand & cried with Dorothy. She has told me repeatedly that she is heartbroken and doesn't know what she will do without him.
I came home today for a break when another friend/neighbor showed up to sit for awhile. My mom, who spent most of last night there, was home resting while Will napped. Suddenly, Hospice called & told us to quickly come. We didn't make it in time tonight but I had spent a great deal of time with him yesterday, last night, & most of today. I am so thankful for that.
We brought his wife home with us tonight. She is grieving but we have often found ourselves laughing at "Bubbyisms." We worked on his obituary after putting Will down. He wanted to know where his Bubby is & that was a little difficult to explain in terms he could understand. I'm not sure he does understand but that's ok.
I'll post more tomorrow. I'm exhausted and crashing quickly.
Thanks for praying for my Bubby & Gigi.