Goodbye Grandad

I received a phone call today from my mum to say that after many years of suffering with dementia and fighting for his life the past few weeks with infections and other illnesses, my grandad passed away this morning. My mum (one of five) has cared for him the past 5 years giving up time in her own life and relationship to care for my grandad. So the least we could do is go home and be there for her. Unfortunately with the funeral being 3-4 weeks away in short notice my brother and I cannot travel home, as you know we are the other side of the world and it's not cheap. Our mum is unaware of us starting this fundraiser because we asked our mum if she wanted us to come home for the funeral and her immediate reaction was no, even tho she hasn't seen us combined in nearly 4 years, was sincerely because she wanted us to come home for a good reason not a sad one. Well I don't think there's any reason why we shouldnt go home regardless. She's our mother and we owe it to her to be there for her and show our love and support with the funeral. Yes it may be a sad cause to come home to. But it's a celebration of life and finally my grandad can rest in peace