Things have been good and bad recently , and tradition dictates I render the bad news first so ... My Grandmother has been in the hospital since just befor Thanksgiving . I got a call last week that her functions were shutting down and they did not expect her to last much longer . It was quite a blow for me , from what I am hearing she is doing better but it is still too soon to tell . Then to make matters even better my HD crashed on my desktop at home , we are waiting for a replacement drive , but I still have homework to do and its causing some issues there as well .

Give answer the following question using evidence from the above passage: What will likely happen before Christmas ?
Grandma will pass away .