Saying goodbye

Earlier this summer my family got some heartbreaking news. My grandmother had a fall and was taken to the hospital where they found cancer in her brain. This past Wednesday she asked our whole family to come down for a visit (she lives two provinces away) for the weekend to have one last good visit with her and to say our goodbyes while she was still able to.
I tried to prepare myself as best I could for the situation. My grandma has always been a very lively and active woman. She did a ton of traveling and I always loved going to visit her in BC. Seeing her in this state was incredibly hard. She couldn't walk anymore and only had use of one arm. She had trouble making sense of sentences when she was talking and forgot names. My auntie visits her ever day and she said she hadn't seen her this happy since before she went into the hospital. We had such a great visit this weekend. It was all very light and upbeat considering the situation. It just felt like any other family get together. It was perfect. We had to leave this morning at 11:00 and saying goodbye was so hard. It was the the second time I've ever seen her cry. The only other time was when my dad passed away. She was my dads mother. I wish her a peaceful passing. I hope she has no pain. I love her so much.
I took my daughter with me. I was so stressed out about taking her on a plane for the first time. In total, there and back, we had 4 flights. Emily did amazingly. If looks could kill I would have dropped dead right then and there when I boarded each flight. I had literally 20 rows of icy glares when I walked onto the plane with my baby. I fed her each time we took off and then she was super hyper for most of the flights. She squealed and squawked at other passengers and had a nap here and there. She only really cried once. I was so proud of her! At the end of each flight she was finally greeted with smiles from the other passengers. They all raved about how well she did for being such a small baby. It was really such a help for me and my family. It was great to have something be easy this weekend.
I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family. My daughter is such an easy going baby. My mother is the most helpful and supportive woman I know. I have the best brother and sister in the world and my grandmother will always be one of the most important and inspirational women in my life. I love you grandma.