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My other great-uncle Al is in the hospital in Chicago again. They think he will die soon, my grandma was supposed to leave today but she is leaving tonight with my dad instead. Maybe I am a callous individual but I barely knew him. I saw him more than other relatives but I grasp that he was old like so many of my relatives. What is sad is that he leaves behind his wife, who has developing alzheimer's I bet I spelled that wrong. Yeah, so she is totally out of it. My grandma is sort of the "godfather" of the family up there. Everyone turns to her for the decisions and she is getting old for this stuff. Not to mention she can't get anywhere since her other brother, my other uncle al died 2.. now 3 christmas's ago. To this uncle, his impending death is a product of his own stuborness it seems as I have listened to my parents talk to my grandmother. He forgot to go to dialysis several times and refused to spend any money for any care. They have a lot of retirement and sadly, no son to give it to. He died a few years before I was born, leaving 2 children and a wife (the only one who was trying to care for these 2 people, even though she has remarried).
There is some tragedy, but he has not passed yet. To his credit, he has come through a lot amazingly, and he might pull through. I do hope my grandma gets there if the worst happens.
Hm.. these are the thoughts that pass through my mind. I wish I could feel more grief for ailing family members that I barely know. Natural death of the old never brings me tears.
There is some tragedy, but he has not passed yet. To his credit, he has come through a lot amazingly, and he might pull through. I do hope my grandma gets there if the worst happens.
Hm.. these are the thoughts that pass through my mind. I wish I could feel more grief for ailing family members that I barely know. Natural death of the old never brings me tears.
