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I found out this week that my Uncle Steve passed away.  Without going into family stuff too much, let me just say that it breaks my heart to hear this.  He used to tell me “you are the daughter I never had” and “you are just like a daughter to me” when I was younger.  A couple years ago my aunt had to leave him due to his alcoholism and her safety.  I did talk to him a little on the phone over those years but he was desperately trying to get my aunt back it seemed.  It was sad to see such a GOOD man lose his soul to alcoholism and become someone so different then the uncle I remember growing up.  This was a good friend of my dad’s going back years before my Aunt even married him.  I can only imagine how hard it is on my dad also.

My dad called on the way to his services today and we talked about things a bit.  I know I had lost touch a bit with him over the years but he never went far from my heart or thoughts.  I keep telling myself that maybe I should have said more to him when I did talk to him instead of pushing him away because I was angry somewhat at the situation my aunt was in.  Needless to say, I feel like there’s a great guy that was lost to an addiction and one I never got to tell how much it did mean to me when he said I was like a daughter.

On other sad news…my parents + sister’s dog was hit by a car this week also and died in front of my youngest sister.  My dad talked about this a lot today too and it makes me sad to think of the rough week they’ve had.  I feel like I’m so far away from my family when I really wish I could be there for all of them and grieve with them in a week like this.  Pets truly do become like family members and this dog was a special one to them.  I met her when out there last Christmas and I just knew how much she had the whole family wrapped around her and in love.  (for my dad to be this into a dog was surprising to me so I knew she had to be special)

So on that note…

Give your family, your pets and those you love an extra hug.  You never know how short life will be and how lucky we are.

I can’t type much more about all of this and am surprised I made it through this without crying.  I feel so disconnected from my family sometimes and even more so when things like this happen.