The Hardest Part is Not Being There
Uncle Ted passed away yesterday. He and Trudy were our eldest living relatives ( here ). This year Uncle Ted celebrated 100 years of life. His goal was living to 105. Now Trudy survives alone. She is a lot more frail than the last time I saw her. Her health has declined since we have moved to Oregon. My cousin has scheduled different family members to rally around the clock so that someone has been with Ted and Trudy at all times. I wasn't there to assist. And now Ted is gone. I cannot even get back for the funeral. We overspent when we went back to Utah to attend Jeanie's funeral and show our support to Biff. We've also had the demolition of our house, but not a full restoration and so it probably wouldn't be wise to leave it unattended. ...