How to say goodbye?

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My Grandmother is dying of cancer and does not have much longer. The hospital is allowing visitors one at a time to say goodbye. I just don’t know what to say her besides how much I love her. This is so hard to have to do alone. And I keep thinking about her dying alone it’s breaking my heart.
Thank you to everyone for your kind responses. Unfortunately my Grandmother passed suddenly early this morning and I didn’t have a chance to say goodby to her.
I’m so angry at COVID for stealing my time with her. She died with a nurse by her side, Family wasn’t able to make it in time. They only started allowing family in yesterday and her kids were able to spend an hour each alone with her, but no one was with her this morning 😔

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Tell her how much you've appreciated her all of these years. Tell her about some of your favorite moments with her. Tell her about what she's added to your life. 
This is your chance to tell each other everything that you want each other to hear while you can.

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Sorry for what you're going through. My grandfather died of lung cancer and we were only allowed to see him once when he was in hospital. I didn't have a good relationship with him and certainly didn't know it was the last time I was ever going to see him so I never said anything profound to him. I think if you just express how much you love your grandmother that's enough.

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I’m so sorry! I’m sure just being there with her will make her happy . Tell her how much you love her and hold her hand even . You could even talk about fun memories you guys have had . I was a teenager when my grandma passed from lung cancer , I didn’t go to say goodbye I don’t know why. I was sad and scared and didn’t want to see her suffering but I always regret not going . You being there will mean so much to her even if you don’t have much to say .

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I am so sorry for your loss. When I have had to say goodbye to my grandparents each scenario was different. I had one grandpa with memory issues and he didn't know who I was. I sat and sang to him and told him awesome events of his life. Another grandpa he actually controlled the conversation and had a lot on his chest he wanted to say. Like how much he loved my grandma and mom. That he was so sorry not to know me more.
You do what feels right for you and your time with her. This is for closure and for peace for everyone.

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Also, I am very sorry. I know what it’s like to watch someone love struggle at the end of life. There’s no pain like it. Love to you. ❤️

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I lost my father last April, when Covid was really bad the first time. Thankfully, I live in a small town with a tiny ER. He was the only patient in the ER most of the day, so they allowed his family to be with him until the very end. He was in a coma, but we spent the day talking about memories we had with him. Near the end, his breathing got more shallow and more spaced out. We began to tell him that we loved him, and that it’s ok to let go because we loved him so much that we didn’t want him to suffer any more. I think us saying that out loud helped, and he left this world knowing he was loved by his wife and children. He was a minister and loved music, so we also sang some old gospel songs as he passed. It was very sentimental, and we tried to make sure he knew he was loved so much.

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