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acquiescenceWhen I was a little kid, probably 2 or so, my godfather thought it was the funniest thing in the world to get me to say the word 'hemoglobin' over and over and over again. I didn't even know what that word meant until I was in my teens, but it was something that we'd always say when we saw each other.
My Uncle Verne was my godfather.
He's been the one up in this hospital during the time that I've been here in Indiana. He had a kidney transplant this past year and things were looking really good for him after being so bad for so long. He and his family made the long drive down to Texas to visit all the family just last month. It was really great to see all of them, since it had been a while and they are the most sane bunch of the family we have.
Just about a week after their trip down to Texas my uncle ended up in the hospital with some sort of fever or something, they didn't really know. They thought maybe it was the kidney and they had him in a transplant ICU, but eventually it was decided it wasn't the kidney, so he was moved to a medical ICU. After nearly 2 weeks of tests and tons of doctors and different medicines, they didn't know what was causing the problem.
Today at 3:30 my uncle couldn't keep his body going anymore despite the breathing tubes, and all the medicines he was on. We are going through arrangements now. I don't know what my aunt and her boys are going to do, it's hard enough on me and I'm just his niece, his boys are just 8 and 10.
They need lots of prayers and thoughts right now and for the next several months at least.
My Uncle Verne was my godfather.
He's been the one up in this hospital during the time that I've been here in Indiana. He had a kidney transplant this past year and things were looking really good for him after being so bad for so long. He and his family made the long drive down to Texas to visit all the family just last month. It was really great to see all of them, since it had been a while and they are the most sane bunch of the family we have.
Just about a week after their trip down to Texas my uncle ended up in the hospital with some sort of fever or something, they didn't really know. They thought maybe it was the kidney and they had him in a transplant ICU, but eventually it was decided it wasn't the kidney, so he was moved to a medical ICU. After nearly 2 weeks of tests and tons of doctors and different medicines, they didn't know what was causing the problem.
Today at 3:30 my uncle couldn't keep his body going anymore despite the breathing tubes, and all the medicines he was on. We are going through arrangements now. I don't know what my aunt and her boys are going to do, it's hard enough on me and I'm just his niece, his boys are just 8 and 10.
They need lots of prayers and thoughts right now and for the next several months at least.
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