Uncle Jim

On Sunday January 17th, 2010 Uncle Jim finally passed away. For those of you who didn't know, he got into a bicycle accedent on thanksgiving day. He was riding his bike and had a stroke or his diabetes acted up or something (we don't know what actually happened, but those are our best guesses) and he fell off his bike. He was unfortunately not wearing his bicycle helmet and had severe brain injuries. He was immediately air-lifted to the ICU at Harbor View and spent the rest of his life there. His part of the brain that controls basic functions, such as breathing, was shifted way out of place and even if he had survived he would have been paralized and would have had very little brain activity. He likely would have never learned to walk, talk, or even comprehend his surroundings again, so in a way I guess it was almost better for him to die. The one thing that I really regret about his death though is the fact that he did not have a relationship with God.
Jim did alot of terrible things in his life time putting his family in a lot of pain, but even he should not deserve a life in eternal hell. But I guess that's how life works. We live and we die. It's a fact we have to face because it's true for all of us. Which is why we need to learn how to live in the moment, forgive, and forget. And when worse comes to worse we need to learn to move on and trust that there is something so much greater after this life on Earth.