stunned
My 32 year old cousin was hit while riding a motorcycle December. I should point out that he was at a stand still and a lady slammed into him.
Once he recovered from his fractured leg - the doctors discovered a hernia in his abdomen wall.
During the pre-admission testing for the hernia repair - they found that one of his heart valves was weakened. This would need repaired but was not an emergency.
He had his hernia repaired. He developed an infection... and found said infection for three weeks. He never told us here in OHIO/PA where my family is from how severe things were.
The infection settled on that weakened valve and he passed away without family Saturday morning.
I cannot fathom what my Aunt and Uncle are going through. To top this off - I ask my sister if we are going to notify that Uncle's ex wife ( not cousin's Mom) but she was close with our family and still loved us all.
My sister lets me know that Aunt X is dead. Died three years ago...
I'm having a little bit of What The Fuck.
I was not overly close to my cousin... we had so different lives. He was involved in drugs. He lived a listless life. It wasn't something I wanted to be around. However - he found his passion - food and cooking food and it helped him get clean - and find success and peace. I am so sad that to follow and find his dream that it took him so far away from those that loved him. He was enjoying a rising star of the food world out in California... and more than anything I wanted him to succeed. I hope his soul where ever it is - in the hopper for another go round or just inside the big ball of light - at God's knee- whatever - he is at peace.
Once he recovered from his fractured leg - the doctors discovered a hernia in his abdomen wall.
During the pre-admission testing for the hernia repair - they found that one of his heart valves was weakened. This would need repaired but was not an emergency.
He had his hernia repaired. He developed an infection... and found said infection for three weeks. He never told us here in OHIO/PA where my family is from how severe things were.
The infection settled on that weakened valve and he passed away without family Saturday morning.
I cannot fathom what my Aunt and Uncle are going through. To top this off - I ask my sister if we are going to notify that Uncle's ex wife ( not cousin's Mom) but she was close with our family and still loved us all.
My sister lets me know that Aunt X is dead. Died three years ago...
I'm having a little bit of What The Fuck.
I was not overly close to my cousin... we had so different lives. He was involved in drugs. He lived a listless life. It wasn't something I wanted to be around. However - he found his passion - food and cooking food and it helped him get clean - and find success and peace. I am so sad that to follow and find his dream that it took him so far away from those that loved him. He was enjoying a rising star of the food world out in California... and more than anything I wanted him to succeed. I hope his soul where ever it is - in the hopper for another go round or just inside the big ball of light - at God's knee- whatever - he is at peace.