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Originally Posted by Inferno
Tonight I witnessed something that completely put life into perspective and made me realize all of the other things I've been worried about lately mean very little.
A couple weeks ago my uncle(by marriage) went to the doctor cause he wasn't feeling well. They discovered he had lung cancer and had a maximum of three months to live but most likely it'll be within the next couple weeks. For the first time he was diagnosed I went to see him tonight and it was very sad but also a huge wakeup call. He went from the happy retired man with not a care in the world that I saw a few months ago to somebody who looks like the life had been drained from him and can barely talk but the only thing he was worried about was that my cousin go to KFC to get everyone supper.
It made me realize that I shouldn't take life for granted because one day I could be how I am right now and the next day dieing. And it also made me realize that doing things like worrying all these months about the woman that I posted a topic about a couple weeks ago wasn't worth it. There's millions of women out there but you only live once. Hearing about death is always sad but when its someone you actually know it opens your eyes even more.
I'm sure things are going to be put into perspective even more when he does pass on because I've never experienced a death in the family of someone I actually knew and I know it's going to be tough.
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I'm sorry to hear about your uncle and can relate very closely. A few years ago my uncle died from Cancer. It was really difficult for my family in particular because not only was it the first family member we had lost on my mom's side but because he was a guy that our family did stuff with regularly.
I live in Lethbridge and he was in Calgary so on our way through Calgary I called my aunt at the hospital to see if we could stop by because I hadn't seen him in some time. My aunt thought it wasn't a good idea because he wasn't doing to well that day so we never stopped. 2 weeks later my Uncle passed away and to this day everytime I see my aunt she tells me how horrible she feels that I never got to see my uncle one last time. Make as much as an effort to spend time with him no matter what because that time is very special and enjoy it.
My prayers go out to you and your uncle