
I’ve been really sad this week. Depressed too. I found out my great uncle is dying and has been put on hospice care. He has overcome a lot this past year, he had a stroke and then got Covid and developed pneumonia, but he recovered from both better than expected, but now he has some kind of heart/blood issue that they say can’t be fixed because he is simply too weak to survive any kind of surgery to correct the issue. Sadly, they can’t even grant his wish to go back home and pass away there, as he is in a lot of pain and they feel the IV pain relief drugs are necessary for his comfort since he doesn’t respond well to the pill form.
I have always had a special relationship with him. I spent quite a bit of time with him as a kid growing up. When we moved away when I was 12, he faithfully wrote me letters for years, letters that helped me through very rough times in my teenage life. I even chose him to marry my husband and I as he was an ordained minister. He was definitely the best example I had of Christianity in my life, and even though I’m not an evangelical Christian anymore, I still greatly respect the example he set of being kind and loving.
I don’t want him to suffer, and we have been worried about his quality of life ever since the stroke, but it is still hard to say goodbye. And so, I’m sad.
I’m so sorry, Maranda. Healing thoughts for your and your family.
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Thank you ♥
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Well… Sorry for your uncle wish him speedy recovery as he is a fighter
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Your sadness does you credit, but be prepared for the worst!
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Yeah, it doesn’t look like there is really any chance of him improving unless there is a miracle.
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Oh no! That sounds really, really hard.
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Yeah, it is. Reminds me a lot of when we watched my grandpa die of cancer on hospice.
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Hugs I am so very sorry for your losing such an important person in your life, may his passing be comfortable and pain free. Xxx
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Thanks Carol Anne. That is what I hope for too.
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Wishing you and your family peace, Maranda. ❤
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Thank you!
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This is so tough on you and of course for your uncle. Hugs and healing thoughts for you
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Thanks Sadje ♥
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Take care
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I wish you the best memories of your uncle. Many thoughts of suggestions come to mind but instead I just will send you a little hug.
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Thank you, the hug is probably most needed right now ♥
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Sorry to hear. I don’t know what else to say. X
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That’s ok, I appreciate the fact that you care ♥
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Sorry to hear 🙁
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He will move on to a better world and will meet you in that world for sure!
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I am so sorry Maranda. It,is truly heartbreaking to. Lose someone so special. We can only hopebthat his passing is as comfortable as possible but it is going to be very hard for you. Sending love and hugs❤️
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He sounds special. May God bless you both.
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I am sorry for you and your uncle. I would hope you have a way to maintain contact with him and for that and perhaps the efforts of others, he does not feel he is alone now.
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Luckily he wasn’t alone ♥ His daughter and her husband were with him.
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Very, very sad times.
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Pressed ‘like’ but really meaning to send love and hugs..
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🤗
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Sending heartfelt hugs to you. It is never easy to lose a family member especially now at this time when we’re all so separated and isolated.
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I am so sorry for you and your uncle. Sending thoughts and prayers to you both.
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I am also so sorry for you! Sending blessings, and wish you both all the best. Michael
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Sorry to hear the sad news. He sounds like a great man. Sending lots of love and prayers for all of you.
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💜 We ARE ALL with YOU!!! in YOUR!!! Sadness; take Comfort from Knowing He is NEVER!!! Really Gone what with Memories and Other Forms of Energy
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R t hear about his situation and yours god bless
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I can’t “like” this post because I don’t equate sadness with likability I feel sad for your pain, especially the sadness of the struggle between wanting him to stop suffering versus wanting to keep him here. Grieving is something we never get better at no matter how many times we ‘practice’ it. May those who share your grief surround you and hold you close as this unfolds.
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I am so sorry for likely impending loss.
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So sorry you’re going through this. I know it’s hard watching someone go downhill. Sending hugs and prayers for comfort, ❤
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