Oh dear, Luckygirl, it's been the other way round with me (but no longer). I've always thought the DGS's parents were being a bit fussy cutting them up. You're never too old to learn. 
I've always cut grapes lengthways for small children, ditto cherry tomatoes.
Same precaution for elderly people.
Very sad.
Another one that worries me is the cherry tomato. Perfect size for just popping into the mouth!
Years ago I was in a medical museum and one exhibit was a windpipe complete with pickled onion stuck in it 
When GS was small I always used to cut his grapes up and even then I would sit there and made sure he chewed them. I was terrified he would choke on them, and nuts, and sweet, and ..... . Even now, I tell him to make sure he chews grapes. I don't think I ever made a similar fuss with my children.
Same here luckygirl, I always used lto cut them lengthways for the littlies and explain but the family would laugh, saying I was scaremongering. So sad to hear a little one has suffered in this way.
Always cut these in half, lengthways, like Luckygirl. tragic.
I feel the same way about cherries! I have a morbid fear that one or other of my GDs is going to choke on a cherry stone, but DD doesn't seem to bother and I'm sure I didn't when she was little...
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