Bad things happen for good reasons.. weird enough
Bad things happen for good reasons.. weird enough
Hello All
How was all of your thanksgivings? Mine was ehh. I woke up in the morning and went to the hospital to be with my dad and his family for a bit. We went into the room where my uncle is and actually sat there talking and shooting the shit for a bout a half hour. It was good. My sister is a nurse and knows how to read the machines. While we were there every time we laughed or something somethings would change on his machines.. I think he heard us and was happy. After we were there we went to my mothers house for thanks giving dinner. I was so exhausted before dinner I almost fell asleep. we ate dinner ( I did very well with portion control!!!) and I had a coffee to help wake myself up. I then get a call that my uncles body is fauiling and that he is going to pass naturally either last night or this morning. My sister went up to the hospital and I decided to run home to put away things. Once I get home I get a call to get up there ASAP it's not going to be any longer. So my BF and I fly to the hospital which is about 45 mins away.. I made it in about 20. I get rushed into the room to spend some last moments with my uncle. My father, uncles wife and daughter are in the room.. It was hard and very very sad. I said my last goodbyes, held my cousin and my aunt and then also my father.. as I said in a post a few days ago my father and I are not that tight, we used to be when I was young. I told my father I loved him and how im sorry i don't say it enough. we really had a BIG bonding moment. I didn't want to let him go, but I wanted him, my aunt and cousin to have their moments with my uncle. They were the tightest with him out of all 13 brothers and sisters my father has. My father came out in the waiting room with all of us shortly after. Another half hour or so passed, (yes there are about 20+ of us in the waiting room) my father goes in, comes back out a little bit later to tell us he passed. =( So yeah last night he passed away, is in no more pain and now is watching over all of us. My other uncle is taking care of him now and showing him the ropes of the after life. I know that he's gone but like my title of this post.... EVERYTHING happens for a reason. For my father and I to bond the way that we did... I think that was a big reason and a wake up call to both of us. It was also a wake up call to me, to not shun away my father and family like I do alot. On a good note... At least my uncle passed on his favorite holiday. Thanks giving was his most favorite.. more then xmas. It's going to be odd now not having him there cooking another turkey in a deep fryer or joking around with him saying that I'm going to eat all the pie and not give him any or vise versa. But even though he's not there physically I know he'll be there mentally. I also feel like he was waiting.. Waiting till everyone was there before he passed. It wasn't long after I showed up that he passed so that was kindof odd.
I know this has nothing to do with weight loss and eating and so on... sorry.. I just need to get things out sometimes.
On another note....
I did really well eating yesterday. I enjoyed all the food I wanted but had very little amounts. I had great portion control and even my mother noticed I am shrinking. Today we're going to my BF's familys house for some dinner, then we are going to the Hartford festival of lights. We're going to keep it a romantic thing. Get some Hot Cocoa watch santa come and turn on all the city christmas lights. It will be a good time. I also took measurements this morning and my stomach shrank 3 freaking inches! WOWZA!
Ok... I gotta try to get caught up on homework. Sorry I haven't been checking on you guys this week.. It's been a tough week but I will be back to my normal self shortly and be there to cheer you all on!
you are still in my thoughts. i am terribly sorry about what happened, but glad that you and your dad bonded. my dad died when i was 14, so i know how special that must have been. i hope you feel better, and it is so great that you are being positive about this.