history: I recently lost my grandmother. She had stage 4 liver cancer. It was a hard thing to deal with.  My grandmother just died a few months ago from cancer.  Oh_comma_ I'm so sorry. How old was she?
current: Thank you. She was 83, She lived a good life. It was just hard watching your best friend suffer in her last days. 
next: Yes, It's nice that her struggle is over and she is in a wonderful place now.