best memories and final days

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my grandpa last week passed away from late term pancreatic cancer and dementia . he was my best friend and a person who looked up to me to make him smile . it feels like hes still here and hes going to come around the corner and ask me whats up doc? playing roberts rummy and have him try to cheat at his own game and me telling him that his knife is upside down and thats why his chicken fried steak isnt cutting . it doesnt feel like hes gone. well the dementia took its hold on him the last month and he just stared into space and mumbled . a week before he passed i gave him a hug and told him i loved him after him,grandma,mom and me got blessings . one night mom and grandma rushed him to the hospital because he was throwing up and passed out , few days later we found out it was late term pancreatic cancer and he had 6 months or less to live. i called into work that morning and told them what happened and they said ok be with him at the moment. i went into the little gift shop and looked all over for a elephant but i didnt want a pink or blue one i wanted a small beanie baby elephant. they had a big one but i didnt want something that big so i asked a old lady running the gift shop and they didnt have any in till a week or so so i went to where the beanie boos were and looked at every single one till i saw a cute little tramp one and i picked that one bought it and went back to the top floor and gave it to him. he loved that stuff dog and made sure it was in his eyesight even when he wanted to get out of the hospital . the doctors and nurses said he was the nicest and polite escapist they ever knew. they moved him into a veterans home to get psychical therapy and he was doing really well till we discovered he had dementia and his mental state started slipping away. we played pass the balloon back and forward and it bounced of his face a few times because he stared into space. the week he passed away my mom was spending every day out there at the home . i came home one night to a empty house after work (which i was used to at that point) and mom called me telling me grandpa passed away around 6pm and picked me up and gave me back the dog and told me that grandpa wanted the dog to go back to me after he was done with it and thank you for making him smile .

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