Sadness

D's family has just lost another member. D's uncle Steve lost his battle on friday night. In May he had surgery to remove a tumor from his esophagous. The surgery was major and he had a tough battle in the hospital. He was finally able to go home and was home for a few days before he started bleeding profusely through his mouth and nose. They got him stabilized and ended up having to give him 10 units of blood to replenish what he was losing.

He was tranferred back to the hospital where he had his surgery. They looked for the source of the bleed but were not able to find anything. He had a minor heart attack while there but was fighting strong and was improving each day. The bleeding stopped and he even began to wake up and they were going to take his vent out to let him breathe on his own.

Friday morning the bleeding started again and he was not stable enough for them to operate or treat. He tried to fight but his heart was not strong enough and he just wasn't strong enough to pull through again.

My heart hurts for everyone. D and his uncle were very close. They are a close family to begin with and this uncle was one of the closest. His son and D are super close, he even stood in our wedding. It is heart breaking to lose someone else and heart breaking to lose Uncle Steve so young. He was one of the good ones and he will leave a big empty void in the family.

The next few days will consist of family time, food and saying goodbye to a great man. It's not fair and I just have a heard time understanding why these bad things happen. I know there is no explanation but it's confusing how life and death works. Death does not discriminate.