This weekend was a sad one for Katie’s family and myself.

Friday evening, Katie’s nan had been called Katie’s home in much distress, pains from her chest were causing her to feel very unwell. Naturally Katie and her mum rushed over there and called an ambulance, carefully tending to nan as they waited for them to arrive.

She was taken to hospital and taken into Resus, I met up with Katie shortly after this, we were escorted to a side room as they determined the cause and the treatment of her grandma. Ten minutes passed and we were allowed to visit her in the ward, she was awake but very pale. The doctors continued to monitor her and issue many different drugs into her system to regulate her heartbeat.

Gradually her colour began to brighten and she became a lot more coherent, she was eventually moved to a different ward when the doctor had told the family that he was no longer worried about a repeat heart attack. At that point myself and Katie (who had been there for nearly 5 hours), were told by Katie’s nan to go home and eat and come back the next day. We complied and bid farewell.

The next day, Katie and I had the joyful pleasure of driving my parents to Gatwick airport so they could enjoy two weeks Skiing in Banff, Canada. Up at 4am, we shuffled into the car and made our way to the airport, getting there in good time. Driving home, we made even better time and were on course to be home in bed for 7am.

Just as we were on the home stretch, we received some bad news. A phone call from Katie’s mother updated us on Nan’s status, her condition was deteriorating and we should get there as soon as possible.

Upon arriving, we were led into the ward where her Nan was in rest. Nan was not with us but she was still alive, her breathing very heavy and laboured. We were told it would not be long until Nan’s life would come to an end, treatment from her heart attack had caused bleeding on her brain. She was in no pain.

Katie’s family came to join us, Nan had battled to remain with us right to the end, for us to say goodbye and her to silently do the same, we knew she could hear us, we wanted her last moments to be peaceful and free from worry.

At 8.05am on Saturday morning, Katie’s Nan passed, she will be forever loved and never forgotten.

RIP Nanma