Sitting at my desk this morning and watching the memorial of my uncle on YouTube. What a world we live in now. I’m so glad we (my dad and I) were able to get a link to view so my dad didn’t feel so devastated that he couldn’t be there. Again, my heart just aches for him.
Meanwhile, my mom sleeps. My dad told me that she and my uncle were very close back in the day. Also such a bummer for my dad. Mom is unfazed. Maybe that’s good.
It’s really been a meh week. The sky is gray. I am blue.
Wow. This memorial is pretty amazing. I’m actually learning some things I never knew. He was such a dedicated man - loved his grandchildren more than anything. I’m listening to the grandkids give their remembrances. He took them on trips all over the world. He survived two wives (both passing before he did). He followed my dad around like a proud little brother.
I remember him as a silly uncle. I remember him getting on the floor to play with all the kids under the Christmas tree (when I was a child). He was funny as hell. Witty and dry. He loved my brother almost as a son since he only had daughters. He called me many times during my cancer treatment just to give me some cheer. He was such a good man.
OK. I don’t really have anything to say right now. Sorry. I think about death and dying so much lately.
I’ll be back when I have better things to share.
xox,
GS
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