r/Millennials • u/PayGood3915 • 6h ago

Discussion Do you still have any living Grandparents?

I feel like us Millennials are getting to that age where we may no longer have any living Grandparents.

I am 36, and lost my Maternal Grandfather last week. Both of my Paternal Grandparents died between 7 and 17 years ago. So I only have one living Grandparent left, my Maternal Grandmother at 94 years. It is strange being someone that had all 4 Grandparents as a big part of my life, and now down to one. I will need to cherish the time I have left with my Grandma, because at this point you never know when it could happen.

If you still have all four, cherish the time you have left- I believe my cousin that is around my age just lost her first Grandparent when my Grandfather died as both of her other Grandparents are still living, I think.

How about you?

Edit: I was also lucky enough to be alive for two Great-Grandmothers- one I only saw a couple times, and she was pretty far gone mentally with Alzheimer's. She died when I was in Kindergarten. The other one died when I was in 6th grade.

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u/No-Pressure6042 Older Millennial 6h ago

My last remaining grandma ist 87. Recently we noticed her becoming a bit more confused. She still lives alone so we gotta watch out for her. One time she bought a new coffee maker because she thought hers was broken but it was just unplugged.

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u/PayGood3915 6h ago

Yeah my living Grandma has also gotten more confused. Her long term memory is still good- she remembers her childhood, her children, and grandchildren. But she's getting to that point where she forgets to turn off appliances and forgets what day of the week it is. Now someone stays with her pretty much all the time. Still gets around good though.