I was over here in the US when my Grandma passed in Scotland. I was so upset - nobody could get hold of me to tell me and her funeral was over before I knew about it.
Only for funerals, unfortunately. Both my parents have since died. Unpleasant fact of life, I'm afraid.
Yes I was. I didn't come to the US until I was in my 30s. Didn't expect my Grandma to pass the minute I got here, but she was 96, so it shouldn't have been such a surprise!
She was as fit as a flea too. She tripped and broke her hip and got a bad infection in the hospital. That's what she died of!