We heard last night that my uncle (mother's brother, so not THAT uncle) has died.
Last Saturday he celebrated his 80th birthday, my sister and I didn't go because we had tickets to go see a musical (it was only decided a couple of days before to celebrate his birthday, so we there wasn't time to arrange different tickets).
In the past he and his wife were very close to our parents, and my mother's sister's family. But ever since his wife was diagnosed with a terminal terminal brain tumor the contact was low and they focused more on her family (which is completely understandable). My uncle was diagnosed with Parkinson's and dementia (though the latter was early stages). A couple of years ago, after a fall and a Covid infection, he moved to a care home. After that he kept more in contact with his wife's family than with his own.
Last weekend he seemed as healthy as he could be and in good spirits.
Hopefully he didn't suffer (haven't heard what happened yet). Now we have to wait and see what is going to happen. Who will organize everything and if/when there will be funeral.
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