- death

[Hermione]

so i went up to n. california on saturday morning for my cousin's engagement party. My grandfather's brother was taken into the hospital on friday night. when i got to my uncle's house on saturday we went to the hospital. they said he was going to be okay because they did laser surgery.

when we got home they said that he needed another surgery and he had a 2/3 chance of survival. did i mention he was 80? he had his birthday last week.

all of saturday and way late into the evening we waited by the phone. the doctors would call and give us updates. people kept stopping by my uncle's house (the son of my great uncle) at 2 am on sunday.

at 6am my great uncle passed away.

my aunt is devastated. I woke up to the sounds of her screaming, crying, and moaning. she keeps saying that my uncle left her and he is gone forever.

i was very close to my great uncle. he was always so nice to my brother and me.

i cried on saturday and sunday. i was in charge of the little kids (my cousins) so I couldn't cry in front of them. the kids were his grandchildren and they had so many questions. when I told them that their grandfather went to god's house they kept asking when he was coming back.

whenever i think about how my aunt feels I just cry. she was with my late uncle for 60 years.

i have never lost a relative. the closet I have ever come to loss is reading my favorite characters die in the harry potter books.

i'm so sad.