My uncle passed away :(

[popcornbird]

1 week ago, today...

Last Tuesday, we got a call from my parents at 12:30am. They had recieved a devastating phone call from my uncle's house in Vancouver, Canada...with the news that my uncle, my dad's youngest brother, had suddenly passed away.

It was so sudden, so unexpected. My uncle had just returned home from an evening walk. He went to his bedroom to get his pj's, and just fell, right there on the spot. No last words, no nothing. He was gone that very moment. He didn't even know one minute before he died that he would be gone the next. The atopsy results showed that he died of a massive heart attack.

Before he went to his room and collapsed, he told his daughter, "I'll be taking you to the eye doctor tomorrow." He simply had no idea his time had come.

He was the 7th sibling of 8, and the first to leave this world. It is heartbreaking for all of us, but especially his wife and children. We just returned from Canada, after our sudden, very sad trip up there, to attend my uncle's funeral.

Last year when he came here with his family to attend my wedding, I never imagined that would be the last time I would ever see him again.



It truly shows the reality of life. We're here one day, and the next day, we're gone. None of us will be here forever. Its almost like we don't even belong on earth at all. Its just a transit station...that's all. Everything seems meaningless after seeing a family member, lying lifeless, ready to go into his grave. He was 53.

[Logan]

I am so sorry for your family's terrible loss, my friend.



Love,
Logan

[finn's mom]

Live every day as if it were your last. Tell the people in your life exactly how much they mean to you, even if they tire of hearing it. These thoughts always come to mind when I hear of a death, especially one so sudden. I am so sorry for your loss.

[4 Dog Mother]

Hugs and prayers to you and your family.

[Karen]

Prayers being sent your way, dear one.

[petslover]

I am so sorry. Just try to remember all the memories you had with him. Losing someone close is never easy. You are in my thoughts.

[Rachel]

PCB, I am so sorry that you have to experience this loss in your family. I understand your thoughts and feelings of dispair, but I think your uncle would not want his death to also take away your own zest for life. Yes, you will miss him and grieve for him, that is as it should be, but you should also try to think about the things he held in high regard and find how they can translate into your own life.

The fact that your uncle had a condition that caused a heart attack at an early age is something that your family may need to take into consideration when it comes to being aware of dietary and lifestyle choices. I say that in an attempt to find some sense of direction in this very sad, tragic loss.

[Alysser]

I am so sorry for this sudden loss in your family. I'll be praying for you. (((hugs)))

[Sevaede]

*HUGS* I am sorry for your loss.

[CountryWolf07]

I am deeply sorry for your loss.

"Sometimes late at night
I lie awake and watch her sleeping
She's lost in peaceful dreams
So I turn out the lights and lay there in the dark
And a thought crosses my mind
If I never wake in the morning
Would she ever doubt the way I feel
About her in my heart

If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one
And if my time on earth were through
She must face this world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes

Cause I've lost loved ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret
That my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that circumstance
Where there's no second chance to tell her how I feel

If tomorrow never comes
Will she know how much I loved her
Did I try in every way to show her every day
That she's my only one
And if my time on earth were through
She must face this world without me
Is the love I gave her in the past
Gonna be enough to last
If tomorrow never comes

So tell that someone that you love
Just what you're thinking of
If tomorrow never comes.." - Garth Brooks

This song comes to mind..

[Ginger's Mom]

I am sorry for your loss, PCB. It is never easy, especially when one so young dies so suddenly. All the more reason to make the most out of the time that we have here, and to tell the people that you love how you feel. {{{Hugs}}}

[Edwina's Secretary]

I am so sorry PCB....a very young man indeed...

[ramanth]

So very sorry for your loss.

[kimlovescats]

Very sad and tragic! So very sorry! Hugs to you and his grief-stricken family!

Kim

[NoahsMommy]

((((Poppy)))) ((((((((& Family))))))

I'd wondered where you'd been, but I didn't want to bother you. I wish I'd known, I'd have been praying harder for you and more for your extended family.

You know I'm always here if you need me...if you want to talk, or if I can do anything for you or your family.

I'm so sorry about your uncle, I'm sorry for his wife and his children, I'm sorry for your father and for his siblings. I'm so sorry for you and your hubby had to make such an unpleasant trip...I'm so sorry for your loss, sweetie.

RIP, Poppy's Uncle. May God Bless him and his entire family.

Hugs, Prayers & Love,
Kelly