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Losing my uncle

  • 29-09-2010 11:02PM
    #1
    LegacyUser
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    Really really upset tonight. I'm losing my uncle who I love almost as much as my own father. He has had a rocky relationship with his own family - wife and sons- for a long long time and they were never around for him. They were either too busy with their own lives or travelling, etc. etc. and for the past number of years I have become one of the closest people to him. They know very little of this bond and don't seem to care. He is in hospital now and just holding on just about fighting it as best he can and they have blocked us all out, won't let us visit anymore. We have given respect, kept in the background, respected their feelings, didn't spend as much time with my uncle so that he could keep his energy for recovering and resting. He was trying too hard to communicate with us all when we were in the room with him and nobody wanted to do that.

    Despite this they aren't even updating us about how he is doing, all day today, we are going mad worrying and they know this. it's breaking my heart not to be with him, it really is, I was so close to him. What can I do? I really really resent them right now and want to do what's best for them but more so my uncle and want to go back and visit him tomorrow and get some time with him alone but they don't seem to really get that at all.

    What am i going to do? What;s the best thing to do here?


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