REDDOGTWO
Unemployed Veg. Peddler
I usually do not share my personal life on line either here nor anywhere else. But sometimes you must so that people really know how short life can be.
From November 3, 2012 to January 3, 2013 I have lost five relatives.
A 66 year old brother in law to cancer which was the other half's brother, a 59 year old female cousin to cancer and a 61 year old male cousin to loss of organ function mainly the liver. These three were in a two week period starting the third of November.
At the end of December I lost my last remaining aunt at the age of 86, her husband is the last remaining in law uncle or aunt. She was the youngest of nine on my Mothers side. All of the four on my Dads side have been gone for quite a spell. My cousin, her second oldest son died on the third of this month. Ray was 61, he had had an brain clot while on the job about twenty years ago and the steroids really put the weight on him died form congestive heart failure. From someone that used to do the ski patrol and blow up the snow to someone who was quite overweight he never lost his infectious happy personality. His family visiting on the farm while growing up, elk hunting with him in Montana, his family visiting here and in Florida and visiting him in Washington all are cherished memories.
In addition to this the other half lost a 55 year old female cousin to cancer last June.
Made it to all of the funerals except the last two which are in Washington state.
This leaves one uncle left out of twenty two aunts and uncles, parents gone, a sister husband gone, one brother gone out of six siblings, four first cousins gone out eighteen and one nephew gone out of eleven nephews and nieces.
As a kid growing up my Mother's side of the family used to have a family picnic with over a hundred people showing up each year. I can only think of about two of those still around from the previous generation.
Life is to short, we should enjoy what we have left of it.
From November 3, 2012 to January 3, 2013 I have lost five relatives.
A 66 year old brother in law to cancer which was the other half's brother, a 59 year old female cousin to cancer and a 61 year old male cousin to loss of organ function mainly the liver. These three were in a two week period starting the third of November.
At the end of December I lost my last remaining aunt at the age of 86, her husband is the last remaining in law uncle or aunt. She was the youngest of nine on my Mothers side. All of the four on my Dads side have been gone for quite a spell. My cousin, her second oldest son died on the third of this month. Ray was 61, he had had an brain clot while on the job about twenty years ago and the steroids really put the weight on him died form congestive heart failure. From someone that used to do the ski patrol and blow up the snow to someone who was quite overweight he never lost his infectious happy personality. His family visiting on the farm while growing up, elk hunting with him in Montana, his family visiting here and in Florida and visiting him in Washington all are cherished memories.
In addition to this the other half lost a 55 year old female cousin to cancer last June.
Made it to all of the funerals except the last two which are in Washington state.
This leaves one uncle left out of twenty two aunts and uncles, parents gone, a sister husband gone, one brother gone out of six siblings, four first cousins gone out eighteen and one nephew gone out of eleven nephews and nieces.
As a kid growing up my Mother's side of the family used to have a family picnic with over a hundred people showing up each year. I can only think of about two of those still around from the previous generation.
Life is to short, we should enjoy what we have left of it.
