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Visited my granduncle yesterday, who was brought home to live out his last days. My once extremely strong uncle, who was famous for walking extremely fast, can now only lie there unable to make a sound. But I could literally see his willpower. He would force his eyes open and slowly smile and nod at us. They had moved his bed out to the living room and my grandaunt was asleep in a chair next to him. I was thinking that she must have been there for days already. I was extremely moved when, despite being asleep, my granduncle would reach out to touch her arm. And when she woke up and offered her hand, I could see how tightly he clutched her hand and held on to it. Despite having had all the strength and energy sapped out of him, I could still see the strength that lay between their entwined fingers. Very aptly, there was a plaque on the wall that read, "Love Never Fails". ***************************************************************** He passed away soon after I posted the above. But the wake was a beautiful event, with lots of singing,tears and people. The eulogies were the hardest and the most moving. Aunt mentioned how on the day that he passed on, he called to say the only words he had ever spoken in a long time, "I love you". But after that it's like everyone tried to put aside their sadness and it was kind of like a party really. Lots of talking and nice food and my grandpa asked to go upstairs to watch soccer, I think he was trying to hide his emotions. Grandaunt came over to sit next to him, and it struck me how, in spite of having so many others around, family still mattered the most. melissa at 7:26 PM |
