Today at approximately 12:30 a.m., my grandpa died. He is the first of my four grandparents to pass away. The most painful part thus far, is that I can't seem to reach any of my immediate family. In other words, my own father doesn't know his dad is gone yet. I tried to call my parents' house--and both cell phones--but I can't get anyone to answer. My cousin called me about a half hour ago, and dropped the bomb on me.

He had beed struggling with cancer, and for a while was on chemotherapy. Eventually, I think he and my grandma decided that he was suffering too much, and they decided that he would stop the treatments. Hospice started visiting him at home, and now a few days later, this.