Loss....

Yesterday my Uncle Mike passed away. He was 59 years old. He is part of the reason we said yes to special needs adoption. My uncle was born with Hydrocephalus and had some other health issues. 11 years ago he had a stroke and wasn't found in his apartment until a few days later. Ever since then he's been living in a nursing home and has suffered many illnesses and setbacks. Yesterday he choked while eating his lunch which is something that happened pretty regularly but this time after performing the heimlich he lost his pulse and even at the hospital they were unable to stabilize him. I made it to the hospital in time to be there for my grandma and parents when my uncle passed. We'll be having the service later this week for him but he's finally healthy and pain free. He can walk again and talk since the stroke stole both of those things from him years ago. In heaven he whole and free.