Tonight, as I was getting settled for bed, the phone rang and I received one of those dreaded phone call. It was my mother and she sounded like she has been crying. She called to tell me that her only living brother, who had suffered a stroke earlier that week has passed away. As it was later discovered, he has discontinued taking his medicine for high blood pressure and was not following doctors orders. I listened and wished her my deepest sorrow for her loss. She also wanted to let me know that she would be flying out to Puerto Rico in the morning.Poor mom she was really grieving his loss and I hope that she will be able to deal with her pain. Maybe the chance to see her other siblings will help out I haven't seen my uncle in many years, however when mom gave me the news, it hit me like a ton of bricks. You see, when we were little we always looked forward to their visits. They would come bearing gifts like cookies, and candy. They added normalcy to my not normal world. He would visit; I got to laugh and have fun. So, tonight has been very difficult and I have been having old memories rushing in and I reveled in them and I have also said good bye.
Please excuse my post as I am not thinking right now...........I need to get back to my memories!
