A sad day

I got a phone call yesterday afternoon that my grandmother wasn't doing so well. We needed to make plans to go see her soon. I planned on going today. A couple hours later, I get another call....she had passed away. It was so quick! I really didn't expect it to be so fast. She had been sick for several months. I knew the end was coming. I just wasn't fully prepared for it. We tend to take our loved ones for granted, thinking we'll have one more day, one more chance to see them again. Even knowing my grandmother was sick, I thought I at least had today to see her and say goodbye. Life can slip away so quickly. Suddenly. Even tragically. We should cherish our family and loved ones every day as if it could be the last. Don't take for granted that they'll always be there. Because one day, they might not be.