grandma june daughter june grandma june died yesterday morning surprise living alzheimers years saturday morning turned corner knew spent time talking phone called news process mixed feelings filled sharpest sadness thought telling girls home school kids knew loved died post earlier week suggests approach honest true possibly told girls grandma june told girls grandma june died grandma knew grandma june ready told grandma sung hymns grandma june morning everyone's waiting mother father brothers sisters wondering what's taking long grasp grandma june knew life slipped alzheimers told words grandma june joyful feisty beauty walk mattered mattered deeply told determined grandma june wanted give grandma june's faith stronger anyone's knew finally told girls confused felt grandma june dying felt feeling grief long enjoy life respond love family gave told feel feeling feel confused sadness feeling felt grandma june lives morning looked blog post wrote grandma june year form letter share girls part live recognized sizable portion significant aspect wanted relate love words music clothes quirky sense humor relate feisty response ruffled feathers feisty attitude trouble transparent opinionated life head-on relate drawn pure joyfulness circumstances unwavering trust god's goodness true light managed bring sunshine people downplaying life's darkness storms realist cynical wanted 