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title: You funny guy
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- miscellaneous
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- opinion
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- family
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Earlier this week, my only grandfather died.
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He had lived a rather long time, and was ready for a rest, so nothing to really
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be sad about.
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I did want to share some anecdotes about my last visit with him:
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#### Anecdote 1
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While my wife and I were hanging out in the hospital room with him, a day nurse
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came in to take his temperature and blood pressure, standard fare. After
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gingerly wrapping his left arm and pumping up the arm-squeezer-contraption, the
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machine fails to make a reading.
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The nurse tries again, same result.
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She switches to his right arm, tries again and fails to get a blood pressure
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reading again.
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My grandpa deadpans "*maybe I'm dead*" making the nurse visibly uncomfortable,
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while shooting my wife and I a wry smile while she's looking away nervously.
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#### Anecdote 2
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Grandpa wasn't terribly pleased with the food and level of service at the
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hospital. He was incredulous after being given diet chocolate pudding,
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remarking "what the hell is the point?"
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On another occasion, after waiting a rather long time to receive a bottle of
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grape juice from a nurse, he snarked "..did you have to stomp them yourself?"
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He made up for his smart-ass remarks with his typical flirting and sweet
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talking. Having been married three times (outlived two wives, divorced the
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third), my grandpa had more game on his deathbed than I have had at any point
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in time.
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#### Anecdote 3
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With his mobility drastically reduced, he relied on family members to bring the
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cup of soda or juice to him when he was thirsty.
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After not being able to perform the drink-duty to his satisfaction, he said
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"as a grandson, you've done great; as a nurse, well..." He then just asked one
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of my aunts to perform the duty.
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Grandpa was a funny guy.
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