Friday, December 11, 2009
Holidays are a time for reflection
...but I won't be doing that now. I just got a call from my mother that my great uncle (my grandmother's brother) died last night in the hospital. He'd had major surgery last week and was in recovery. His original illness was a shock, but his recovery chances weren't great, so his death wasn't completely unexpected. Might be taking a day off early next week to drive 3.5 hours south to attend a memorial service.
The practical, coldly analytical side of me thinks the following:
(1) He's not suffering now
(2) At least it didn't happen right at Christmas
(3) It's good that he didn't linger long enough to wipe out his finances (he leaves a wife, no kids).
The more human side of me thinks the following:
(1) My grandmother lost her husband last year, now her brother is dead. She didn't need this.
(2) My great aunt is a really sweet lady and now she's alone.
Both sides of me think this sucks.
The practical, coldly analytical side of me thinks the following:
(1) He's not suffering now
(2) At least it didn't happen right at Christmas
(3) It's good that he didn't linger long enough to wipe out his finances (he leaves a wife, no kids).
The more human side of me thinks the following:
(1) My grandmother lost her husband last year, now her brother is dead. She didn't need this.
(2) My great aunt is a really sweet lady and now she's alone.
Both sides of me think this sucks.
# posted by smacky @ 9:43 AM 
