My grandpa was in Hospice, and he didn’t have much time left. Family members had been by his bedside all day. When I found myself alone in the room with my grandpa that evening, I knew it was probably the last private moment we would have together. He was too weak to talk, so I wasn’t expecting much of a conversation.
“So Grandpa, I’ve been talking with a girl this summer. You never know, one of these days I might have a girlfriend!”
Since my grandpa couldn’t talk, he looked up and gave me the biggest wink. I will never forget that wink…it was like he was saying, “Thatta boy!” He passed away a few days later.



















