Ugh.. this week has been a mess... Just waking up on Monday, I knew things were going to go wrong. I can't even compose the words, let alone articulate full sentances to describe this...

Since I'm so lost for words I'm going to keep this blog short...

Yesterday, on October 4th, 2006, my uncle Bob passed away. He was 41 years old, and was a courageous man. 10 years ago, he faced a challenge no one, at any time would ever want to face. 10 years ago, he was diagnosed with a disease for which there is no cure. A disease that can be uncontrolable, and entirely fatal. My uncle, 10 years ago was diagnosed with cancer.

For 10 years he fought, and for 10 years we were all there. Though the thing is... last year, almost two years ago now, I was... surprised. I had broken my leg, and my uncle had to undergo a serious operation. When he came to, and when my parents spoke to him, he ignored himself and asked if I was alright. I can describe how that felt.

I never got to become too close to my uncle sadly, though I would've liked to have. Still though, even with the distance between families, it's a hard, sudden loss. About 3 weeks ago, he was told he had 3-9 months to live. No one knows what happened, but that 3-9 months shortly turned to 3-4 weeks... no one got to even say good-bye, or even hold a final conversation with him, for he lost the ability to speak...

"Where it starts is where it ends," is what they said. 10 years ago, my uncle's long fight against cancer started in his brain. He underwent operations to such extents... had bones removed, radiation, everything. The radiated one of his kidnies, and it spread to the other. It took everything from him, and eventually him from us...

Though he will never see this, and though I will never be able to tell him how proud I am to be his nephew, I would want him to know this....

Rest in peace uncle Bob, you finally can...

-Tom