A Horrible Week It's Been

Life
It's been a bad week so far, today's Thursday, things have been going downhill since Monday.
My maternal grandma passed away in her sleep yesterday, 9th April 2008, in the wee morning at 5:30am.
Seems like she has taken a turn for the worse since Tuesday, 8th April 2008. None of the aunts whom are in Malaysia with grandma, inform of her condition for fear of false alarm. Only when grandma left, did they call to my mum in Singapore, and also to the rest of the other 2 aunts.
Grandma is at the age of 88 this year, just past her birthday a few months back. She's been only able to lie in back and unable to talk since a few years back, it's only when she has a really bad bed sore which just seems to get worse that she's taken a turn for the worse.
Mum was crying when she called me in the morning to tell me of the bad news. I immediately informed to my boss and colleagues about having to take urgent leave for the day, mum and I were soon on the way back to Malaysia.
We reached there almost 2 hours later at 9:45am, grandma's body was already back at her old home after transporting back from the old folk's home. A few aunts and uncles were there. Grandma had 13 children and many many grandchildren plus grand grand children but a lot were absent. Shortly into the afternoon, another aunt came, she cry and shout for grandma from the main road into the house which is build on a piece of land surrounded by plants and trees.
Later part of the afternoon, another aunt came, complete with her husband, son and daughter. They said they came to stay till the funeral is over. Everyone started to say how filial who and who is to have come.
I believe grandma lying at the altar, is very very sad to see and hear all these. When she was at the old folks home and sick, not much people visit her. The grandchildren can hardly be seen, but at the funeral wake, people started to show up. It is very very sad.
My husband rush over from his trip in Penang after alighting from his flight in Singapore, he told one of my aunt that he does not visit my grandma only after her death. He has been visiting to grandma as much as possible at the old folks home whenever we can while she was alive. This sounds untactful but it's the truth.
It's really disheartening to see people's true colours during such occassion.