My mom just called me and told me my uncle is dying. He has Aplastic Anemia and only has between 2 and 14 days left to live. The only treatment for Aplastic Amenia is Bone Marrow or Cord Blood transplant, which we all know he can't have. Apparently he was told that even with the treatment, his prognosis is not good.
I'm not sure how I feel about his dying. We've never been very close, my dad was always the "black sheep" of the family, had been DF'd, was never an Elder or MS, inactive for many years, and my uncle was the uber Elder. He was less than civil to my DF'd brother at our fathers (his brother) funeral. The last time I saw him was three years ago, I invited him out for a BBQ and never heard from him again. While it's not like his passing will leave a whole in my life, it's more the fact that this was my fathers only sibling, and with him gone, it's like it's the last link to my father. Even though they were nothing alike (my dad was warm and loving, my uncle was cold), they were very alike in looks. When I last saw my uncle it was two years after my dad died and it was just like he was here with me again, they looked so much alike.
My mom is going to go see him on Wednesday and I think I'm going to go with her, to say goodbye.
BB