My Uncle Pete passed away early Sunday morning. He’s actually my mom’s uncle, which makes him my great uncle, and he had been quite ill for a long time. The last living brother of my grandma, he had been fighting recurring cancer for over 10 years. His last round of cancer had resurfaced last Christmas when he came up to Houston from Port Aransas to have surgery.
He had been in and out of hospitals since last Christmas when he’d had major surgery. My mom has taken care of him for various time in her house, while selling his condo out of town, moving him to a nursing home here and finally putting him on hospice care. It’s been a very long, difficult year for my mom. She’s also taking care of her mom and my step-dad is taking care of his mom.
Christmas of 2005
The past 2 years Uncle Pete had actually joined us for Christmas. Christmas is mom’s favorite holiday, but the past few years have been difficult as we have struggled with aging family members. I’m glad that she was able to make the holidays a joyous time, despite all the health related complications for Uncle Pete.
GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: Though not great, the health of my 3 living grandparents is fair and stable right now.
