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Grandpa at 94

Word came last night that my maternal grandfather, Louis Sisco, age 94, was taken to the hospital short of breath and with a racing heart. My mother flew to Chicago today to be at his bedside.

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that Grandpa Sisco has been an important person in my life — from him I’ve learned to be punctual, generous and loyal, and to share life with my family (see my N&O blogging ethics essay to understand why I’m a blogger because of him).

UPDATE 11/19: I talked with Grandpa today. He sounded tired, but upbeat, ready to get home for Thanksgiving. The doc says his ticker is clogged a bit. Mom read him my N&O essay. “That made my day,” Grandpa said to me in a second phone call.

early afternoon on 11/18/07 in "Family" | permalink

  1. Much love to Grandpa Sisco. My nana is 91 and I learned more from her than I ever did from my parents, I think.


    — Lisa on Nov 22, 11:26 PM #

  2. Wonderful to read this piece again, and to be reminded how all writers begin as readers. And if it’s as a reader of someone we know and love, so much the better.


    — John Ettorre on Nov 19, 03:11 PM #

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