Fi's grandfather (his Nonno, the Italian side of the family) suddenly became very ill with a severe infection and is in the ICU. He's 87 and normally a very active, robust guy, but this does not look good. FFIL says his kidneys are failing and BP is dropping.
Nonno is really the heart of the family. He raised several of his granddaughters himself and has always been warm and welcoming to me, even though he doesn't speak English. I love him like my own grandfather and he is so special to Fi and all the FILs.
I'm headed over to FPILs' house soon to take care of some chores and try to get some things off their plate. Please keep Nonno in your thoughts.
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Sadly, Nonno has passed. Please keep our family in your thoughts.
If anybody has thoughts for what's most helpful for a grieving family, I'd love suggestions for how to help. I'm thinking cleaning, walking the dogs, maybe bringing food because the two cooks of the family are his daughters and they will be busy and grieving.
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