Sad news

I've been so excited about finally going to Sweden. I had been in touch with one of my cousins (most of them are elderly) and just when you think you've begun to make plans, bad things happen. I was waiting for a reply back from my last post to my cousin and I got one from a different cousin. She had a friend write it because she can't speak or write English. I learned that my contact cousin got his cancer back and was in the hospital. He told the other one to write and let me know and she said he probably wouldn't leave the hospital. She had an e-mail so I gave that a shot and I did get a reply back the other day saying he had passed away. She also said that another of our cousins would not be able to have visitors as she is going in for some kind heart surgery soon. And this cousin had made plans back in October for a 6 week trip to a resort on one of the islands off Sweden so wouldn't be available to visit.
So it seems that we won't be able to see any of our family in Sweden when we go but our purpose was also to visit the place where our Grandmother grew up and we will surely do that. I have a friend who can translate for me so I can write a letter to one of the cousins and hopefully meet one or two of the younger ones. Another friend at church visits sometimes but now lives back in Sweden has offered to meet us in Stockholm at some point and that will be nice to see a familiar face.
So wish us luck.....I'm counting down the days! And yes, Kid, I will try to get some tiles for you!

So says Amma today.