In the story the jilting of Granny Weatherall, Granny is in the hospitol. She is 80 years old and she is getting weak. Her daughter and the doctor are treating her like she is unable to do things. Granny was jilted, or left by George because he stood her up at the alter and her husband John died. She raised her children and did all the housework and farm on her own. Granny had been preparing for death since she was 60, she had her will made for her children. Her daughter hapsy had already died. In the ending Granny is lying on her death bed ahd she is looking at a light and all ofa sudden it almost goes out.