It seems that all the men in my life are leaving me, slowly. Three years ago I lost my great grandfather. I knew that one was coming because the man was well into his 90’s and not doing too well. Still, I loved him very much and it hurt me to see him go. Last August, August 10th to be exact, my grandfather died as well. He had been deteriorating for a while as well but it was still very hard to see him go. He was like my father and I feel as if we just didn’t have enough time together. These two don’t nearly hur as much as my uncle. I got the call today. My uncle is “in the hospital…..he’s not doing well…..honestly he’s brain dead….” This afternoon has all been one big blur. I got the call from my brother. At first he didn’t want to tell me because I was at work, but I talked him into it and he told me, and I immediately got up and left. I wanted to go to Tampa tonight to be there with him, but my family refuses to let me go until “it’s time”, but I really feel I should be there. He’s only 46. He shouldn’t be in the hospital dying. This should not be happening. He’s the voice of reason in my family. The practical joker. The one you could always count on to make you smile no matter what was going on. I remember the last time he told me something funny that happened to him. It was about this one time that he went to Old Navy with his partner, and they had never broken the fart rule with one another, but my uncle wasn’t feeling too well so he let one out right when he was paying for his stuff. He ended up blaming it on the cashier. He said it was so bad that his partner was offended by the whole thing and wrote corporate a really pissed off letter about it and they ended up getting a $25 gift certificate because of it. It’s a lot better when he tells it, but I guess he won’t be able to now. He’s only 46, and he’ll probably be declared dead in a couple of days unless by some miracle he decides to snap out of it, but he may never be the same again.
I love you tio, and you will be so incredibly missed by so many people.
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