https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:13:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive/page/2#post-173111 Wed, 30 May 2012 09:25:07 +0000 mrs. wagon 173111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Between Wagon Sr. and myself we only have 1 grandmother left. My maternal grandfather died when my mom was a little girl so I never knew him. Her mom, though, is the surviving one-- she's still very much here and active. She spent her whole life raising grandchildren (including me when I was little) and now she's finally living in retirement in elderly housing and having fun. </p> <p>My paternal grandparents both died when I was in my 20s. My dad was youngest of 9 so they were both quite old-- both in their 90s when they passed. </p> <p>Wagon Sr.'s grandparents are all gone, all when he was much younger. It's really cute to see him with my grandma because he gets so excited. Whenever we're going to see her, he gets dressed up and breaks out his Korean. He was really close to his grandma growing up and he really misses her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive/page/2#post-173107 Wed, 30 May 2012 09:21:16 +0000 Alivoo01 173107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope - my maternal grandfather/mother passed away when I was 4 and 11, respectively. I never met my paternal grandparents.</p> <p>Hubby's maternal grandmother is strong and healthy. Love her to pieces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172985 Wed, 30 May 2012 07:44:27 +0000 Mrs. Blue 172985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one grandparent on each side still living. My grandma is 91 (sidenote-her identical twin also lived to a couple weeks before their 91st birthday). My grandad will be 94 in July. </p> <p>DH has three sets of grandparents who are all in their late 60s and early 70s. They're all alive and doing well. I'm really thankful for this dice my grandparents probably won't be around long enough for my kids to remember them or maybe even to meet them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172976 Wed, 30 May 2012 07:33:55 +0000 mamabolt 172976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have one living grandmother (dad's mom). DH has no living grandparents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172927 Wed, 30 May 2012 04:08:44 +0000 mediagirl 172927@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We each have one Grandmother still alive. Mine is in decent health and we're planning a trip to see her in November. His is not in decent health, at all. She's pretty far gone and doesn't have a very good quality of life at all anymore. They're both in their 90's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172876 Tue, 29 May 2012 22:57:49 +0000 cyndistar3 172876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have 2 grandma's and one great grandma left. They both live in california but my dad's mom is able to come up to see us a couple times every year! She is actually here now because she wants to be here for the birh of lo :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172873 Tue, 29 May 2012 22:53:24 +0000 yoursilverlining 172873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only have 1 grandparent left (grandma). My maternal grandpa passed away in the late 1960's, and my paternal grandpa passed away in the 1950's. Not sure exactly when my paternal grandma passed away, but I don't remember ever meeting her. </p> <p>My grandma is 90 and in a nursing home. She has mild dementia and is often "out of it" but she is SUPER excited about LO and always asks my mom for more updates, which really makes me feel good!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172871 Tue, 29 May 2012 22:49:23 +0000 skibobrown 172871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My final remaining grandparent passed away just a couple of weeks ago. DH lost his final grandparent last year. It's crazy to think that our parents are the oldest generation in both of our families now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172865 Tue, 29 May 2012 22:43:27 +0000 singingbee 172865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My paternal grandparents died when my Dad was 8 yrs old, so I never knew them. My maternal grandmother had a massive heart attack one afternoon and passed away immediately. My maternal grandfather was diagnosed with terminal cancer on her 1 yr anniversary and died 3 months later. I miss them every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172756 Tue, 29 May 2012 19:51:14 +0000 MusicaV 172756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My maternal grandmother died long before I was born. Both of my grandfathers died before I turned 5. My paternal grandmother is still alive, but she lives several states away and rarely travels. If/when LO meets her, we will probably have to travel to her.</p> <p>DH's maternal grandmother and grandfather live about an hour away from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172639 Tue, 29 May 2012 18:19:07 +0000 Running Elley 172639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My maternal grandparents are alive and in their early 70's. They live on the same property as my parents and we are VERY close to them. My dad is 20 years older than my mom so my paternal grandparents have been deceased for awhile. I didn't know them very well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172597 Tue, 29 May 2012 17:32:16 +0000 joyjoy 172597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still have both of my maternal grandparents. They're in their mid-late seventies and we see them at least once a week. My paternal grandmother is still going strong in her early 80's, but since she's in NYC we don't see her very often. I think she's coming to visit me this summer to see me preggo. </p> <p>DH has lost all but his maternal grandmother. She's in her mid-80's and still sharp as a tack. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172534 Tue, 29 May 2012 16:53:00 +0000 sulli301 172534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, my last grandma died just a couple of months ago, but the family was pretty estranged on that side sadly. My DHs grandmas &amp; one grandpa are still alive &amp; healthy! We love to visit with them &amp; so does LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172530 Tue, 29 May 2012 16:49:34 +0000 ninja 172530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So many of you are so lucky to have most or all of your grandparents. I only have my maternal Grandpa still with us, and as sharp as ever at 94. All of my husband's grandparents are deceased. </p> <p>@cyneswith: Sorry to hear that you are dealing with a grandparent with Alzheimer's. Both my paternal grandma and grandpa had it, and it is horrible. My grandpa just passed away last week, and although it was sad, it was a relief at the same time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172491 Tue, 29 May 2012 16:10:18 +0000 cyneswith 172491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All four still around though one is quite possibly worse than dead. Very advanced Alzheimer's. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172462 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:45:53 +0000 DillonLion 172462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only have one blood-related grandparent left alive. My maternal grandfather died of a massive heard attack/stroke/fluid in his lungs when my mom was 19. My maternal grandmother and step-grandfather (the only grandfather on that side that I knew) both died within the last 5 years. They were both in their mid-80s. </p> <p>My paternal grandfather died when I was 10, two days shy of his 80th birthday. And my paternal grandmother is still alive, and she is 87. And she has had a "boyfriend" for almost 30 years but they never got married because their grandchildren live on opposite sides of the country and they each wanted to stay near to them. But he has been around my family longer than I've been alive. And I call him grandpa. And he's still alive too :)</p> <p>All 4 of DH's grandparents are still living, and still pretty young. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172457 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:37:23 +0000 Rescuemom10 172457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was born I had one grandfather. He passed when I was like...23. : ( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172446 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:29:02 +0000 littlebug 172446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never knew my paternal grandfather and my grandmother died when I was in high school. </p> <p>My maternal grandmother died when I was in college. But my grandfather is still going at 97 years young! He goes to the gym at his retirement community 3 days a week! He's a true inspiration! Love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172443 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:26:50 +0000 Shutterbug 172443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost both of my grandfathers before I was 5 (one at 2, the other at 4). Coincidentally they were both 66 when they died. I was always jealous of my friends' relationships with their grandfathers because I didn't know what that was like.</p> <p>My paternal grandmother passed away almost 3 years ago when she was 94, and she lived independently in her own house until she died. She was the glue of our family - still hurts to think that she's really gone.</p> <p>I still have my maternal grandmother - she's 91. She's had some health issues lately, but she still lives in the house my mom grew up in, and she's doing great for her age. </p> <p>Both of my parents are from large Irish Catholic families, and are the youngest (or close to it) so their parents were a bit older by the time they were born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172440 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:24:15 +0000 LuLu Mom 172440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whoops and I should mention that DH only has his maternal grandmother left, both of his paternal grandparents passed away before we got together, and his maternal grandfather when we were dating. His grandmother made me a beautiful embroided table cloth that was gifted to me with a note from her for her grandson's future wife, it was so touching, I wish I could have met her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172436 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:21:56 +0000 oliviaoblivia 172436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my Dad's parents are still with us, but I lost both of my maternal grandparents from smoking related illnesses years ago. DH doesn't have any grandparents left. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172427 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:15:07 +0000 purrpletulips 172427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope: I lost my paternal grandfather when I was 15. I lost both my maternal grandparents in 2010 (grandfather passed when I was 32w pregnant and grandmother passed when LO was 7w old but she did get to meet/hold her). I lost my paternal grandmother on Feb 29 of this year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-172422 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:11:54 +0000 lavender 172422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On my side just my grandmothers, and all of DH's grandparents are deceased. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-171720 Tue, 29 May 2012 08:44:34 +0000 LuLu Mom 171720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have both grandmothers, and my paternal grandfather still which is a blessing. Something even more crazy, is my maternal great grandmother is still with us as well, she is the rock in our family. She will be 99 this summer and I can't wait for her to meet my LO, 5 generations is an incredible feat these days! My daughter will be her 4th great-great grandchild. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-171714 Tue, 29 May 2012 08:41:48 +0000 CarrieLouWho 171714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! You all are lucky to have grandparents still around! My paternal grandmother died at 46 before I was born. My maternal grandfather passed away when I was 8; paternal grandfather when I was 17; and maternal grandmother when I was 20. I'm only 28 now, but they all passed away in their 60s or 70s.<br /> My husband's grandparents have all passed away, I did meet his maternal grandmother, she was 93 when she died. Hubs is 36 and his parents are older - 74 and 65; while my parent are both 54. I would give anything to have had more time with my mom's parents, we were really close with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-171706 Tue, 29 May 2012 08:31:35 +0000 Minnie_Girl 171706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For both DH and I, all of our grandmothers are still alive but the grandfathers have been dead for years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-171700 Tue, 29 May 2012 08:24:42 +0000 heffalump 171700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Grandma passed away a couple of weeks ago. She got to know lo for 10 months and we'd see her weekly. Lo was the light of her life, and her last words were to my lo. Her husband passed away when I was in high school.</p> <p>My other Grandma is still with us but lives 4 hours away. She's met lo once and we'll visit again next month. Her husband passed away when I was pregnant with lo, and she's named after him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-171671 Tue, 29 May 2012 08:03:50 +0000 mrs. bird 171671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>both of my grandmothers are alive. my paternal grandfather passed away before i was born &amp; my maternal grandfather passed away when i was 22. </p> <p>of my grandmothers, i was closer to one when i was growing up but now we don't speak and the other i've never been very close to. we see each other a few times a year and i love her as much as you can love someone that you don't have frequent contact with. maybe someday my other grandma will speak with me again, she did the same thing to my mom &amp; only spoke to her after my brother was born, so maybe having a LO will get her attention, lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-171669 Tue, 29 May 2012 08:01:31 +0000 Shimmer 171669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My maternal grandmother is still going strong at 84, but her husband died 14 years ago. She is going to be very active in our LO's life. My dad's parents are both deceased. I have a step-grandma that's 92, but she has dementia and isn't really aware of what's going on. She knows that I'm pregnant, but can't remember much beyond that and starts panicking that no one is looking out for the babies (even though we tell her they aren't born yet). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-your-grandparents-still-alive#post-171647 Tue, 29 May 2012 07:31:01 +0000 Pipers Mommy 171647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All my grandparents are deceased, sadly they all died fairly young, I got to know them all well except my mom's dad who was only 2 when he passed at the age of 54.<br /> I was lucky enough to know 2 of my great grandmothers who lived into their 90s. </p>