Pookie ([info]pwca) wrote,
@ 2006-05-02 00:07:00
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Current mood: sad

So today I finally got round to telephoning my aunt to see how she was.
I had not seen her since the funeral and well, I had a little difficulty in bringing myself to make the call.

It is an uncomfortable truth to say that she is as affected by this as much as we are and harbours many of the same feelings. Regret, and anger, and things. It was odd to talk to an adult about these things (by that I mean of the next generation up), and I suppose the nearest I have had to an adult conversation I have had with one of my Mother's siblings.

I should keep in touch with her. After all, she is virtually my oldest living relative that I know of.


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Yes, you should
[info]delazan
2006-05-02 01:40 am UTC (link)
My Great Auntie Babe died (in 2004, was it that long already?), and I really regret not seeing her before she died (of cancer). While we were never close, Auntie Babe was the only one of my Grandma Lord's (maternal grandmother) sisters that I remembered because she had such an infectious laugh. Now I think it's just my Granmother and one other sister (of five girls) in that generation.

I don't expect you to run a family newsletter like I do:
http://www.lordsherald.com/
but I do believe it is important to keep in touch. Ask the older relatives a lot of questions about their youth and what it was like when they were young. Just keep asking questions, and let them do the talking. Trust me, it works. I know because I used to work in a nursing home.
-Lori

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