In Mourning
My Uncle Alvin died after suffering from a long battle with kidney failure and intestinal septicemia.
He died on Wednesday. I was with him when he died. I held his hand with my cousin until his heart stopped beating. He was on respirators and all sorts of machines and IV drips to keep him alive. The doctors told us that it was the medicine only that was keeping his heart beating. It drew blood from the rest of his body to pump into his heart and brain. If he had survived, they would have had to amputate his arms and legs because of lack of blood flow.
We turned off the machine at 10:28. He died at 11:28.
I'm so relieved that he's at peace now. He's suffered so much during his lifetime. I just didn't think it would hurt so much to lose him.
He died on Wednesday. I was with him when he died. I held his hand with my cousin until his heart stopped beating. He was on respirators and all sorts of machines and IV drips to keep him alive. The doctors told us that it was the medicine only that was keeping his heart beating. It drew blood from the rest of his body to pump into his heart and brain. If he had survived, they would have had to amputate his arms and legs because of lack of blood flow.
We turned off the machine at 10:28. He died at 11:28.
I'm so relieved that he's at peace now. He's suffered so much during his lifetime. I just didn't think it would hurt so much to lose him.