The worst phone call in the world

Well that was a kick in the stomach to say the least!  Just had a phone call from Ash to tell me that our last grandparent (my nan) has just passed away in her sleep (05:15) this morning.  I'm actually quite glad to hear it as although I've not been there to see her, I've heard some awful stories about how she was and the amount of pain she's been in and just wanted it to be over for her.

The worst thing about it is that my parents are visiting me and some of our relatives in New Zealand and left the UK last night so are currently en-route to Australia, somewhere between Dubai and Sydney.  The last time one of our grandparents died (Pop - on my dad's side) I had the unenviable task of informing dad that Pop was first looking extremely close to death and then actually telling him that he had died whilst dad was on a cruise holiday, and was something I didn't ever want to have to do again.  This time I have to do it for my mum (although hopefully she'll be pre-warned as Ash has sent a text which they may get if dad switches his phone on when they land) but it'll still be a pretty awful thing to have to do.

I currently have no idea whether they are going to cut short their holiday, or if they're going to go back, and if they do, whether I'm going to go back with them.  I really want to, so I might switch my holiday back home that I was planning for August to now if I can make the funeral.  Will have to discuss this more with the parents when they arrive and let it settle in.

Hopefully the rest of the week will get a bit better.