UpdateAs I was waiting for my aunt's flight to arrive, I got a call from my mother. My Pop passed away a little before 8am. My sister's ex picked her up from work and took her home. I turned the volume of the car stereo up as far as I could and just blasted music until I saw my aunt walking towards me, then we drove for 2 hours in numb silence to my parents house. We thought we'd have time to see him just once more before he went. No one expected that less than a day after being admitted to hospital he'd be gone. My Nan is devastated/shocked. My Mum is furious. My Dad is typically stoic, although I caught him crying when I got home from the supermarket. I'm cooking for ever...

UpdateAs I was waiting for my aunt's flight to arrive, I got a call from my mother. My Pop passed away a little before 8am. My sister's ex picked her up from work and took her home. I turned the volume of the car stereo up as far as I could and just blasted music until I saw my aunt walking towards me, then we drove for 2 hours in numb silence to my parents house. We thought we'd have time to see him just once more before he went. No one expected that less than a day after being admitted to hospital he'd be gone. My Nan is devastated/shocked. My Mum is furious. My Dad is typically stoic, although I caught him crying when I got home from the supermarket. I'm cooking for everyone, it's the only thing I know to do.
There's not going to be a service. He didn't much go in for making a big fuss. We'll be having a family get together/party/wake in a few weeks, and for now we're just going through all the legal hoopla & other bollocks.
Hooray for death.