Mildred and Grace

Granny is in the hospital.  Right across the hall is her best friend for 75 years, Mildred Wood.  Mildred introduced Granny to her brother LJ who fell in love with Granny and later became my Papa.  Mildred and Granny have lived across the road from each other for 70 years.  Granny was closer to Mildred than she ever was any of her own sisters.  Now they are across the hall from each other at Oconee Memorial Hospital.  Granny was being transferred to Greenville Memorial for a pacemaker and they requested that they tell each other goodbye.  The staff at Oconee were wonderful!  They couldn't bring Mildred into Granny's room (or vice-versa) because they were under isolation.  They they met in the hall.  This took a lot of work by a special man, Charles.  Here they are telling each other goodbye. They will put in the pacemaker tomorrow. They aren't trying to avoid death, just avoid something worse like a stroke. Drs said without a pacemaker, a stroke was likely. She's one tough lady. 

Here's to beautiful, lifelong friendships!