Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Some Weeks Aren't Good

Last week was one of those weeks. We got three phone calls telling us that family members and a friend had died.

Darlene's cousin had been fighting cancer for a while. He was 54 years old. On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings we spent them in the ICU waiting room. On Wednesday evening after we left Tim gave up the fight. We got a call. He was a double cousin to Darlene. Tim's mother and father were brother and sister to Darlene's mother and father. (damn cigarettes again)

On Thursday morning I got a call from a friend telling me that Marti, a friend, had died unexpectedly Wednesday night. This was a shocking call, he was only 52 years old.

Then early Saturday morning my uncle called and told me that my aunt, his sister, from Wichita died Friday night. She was 89 years old. Aunt Gladys was my dad's sister.

All weekend I was hoping the phone would not ring again. Now this week is filled with two funerals and for Tim there is a memorial service scheduled in August.

6 comments:

Anna said...

I am very sorry for your losses. They are much harder to accept when they come so closes together.

Anonymous said...

Please accept my condolences, Ron. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Holly

beachteacher said...

I'm so sorry for what you're going through. All those losses at once are very challenging. Wishing you peace & comfort.

Syd said...

Man, I think it comes in threes. I hope that will all there is for you for a long time. Very sorry to hear about these losses. Take care of yourself. Hugs to Darlene.

Robert said...

I'm so sorry to hear about all the loss you've been dealing with lately. These things are emotionally and physically draining, so stay close to each other and try and keep your spirits up. I'm sending good thoughts your way.

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