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ungle is dying of cancer

i  really  need  some   help   and  someone  to  talk    to     on  a  a  very  touchy   subject   in  our  family     my  ungle    has  battleling  with  cancer    for  the  past  six  yrs  i  know  that  is  a  long  time       know  it  is  to  the  point     where  he  in  pain  all  the  time     and  he  sleeps  all  the  time        me  and  my  mom  were  over  there  last  week  and  my  aunt  told  him  we  were  here     he  opened  his    eyes  and  held  our  hand     and  then  closed  his  eyes  again       we  hoping  it  wont  take  long      he  is  in  so  much  pain      he  doesnt  eat  anymore      he  only  gets  liquids    i  am  getting  upset   as  im  writting    this  i  really  need  someone  to  talk  to       i  joined  another  forum     last  week  and  still  nobody  is  talking  to  me       in  that  forum            
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sorry  about    not  getting  back    to  earlier    girls      its  been  a  busy  week    we  had  a  lot  of  company     our  house  is  full  of  relatives     for  the  funeral    which  is  today      we  really  miss  him  so  much     last  night  was  the  viewing   they  had  a  slide  show  of  his  life       my  aunt  is  being  very  brave       but  i  know  she  will  let  it  out  after  everyone  is  gone        but  me  and  my  mom  will  be  there  for  her    
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I'm very sorry for your loss.  I lost my uncle to liver cancer on my 18th birthday.  He was diagnosed in September of  01 and by Dec '01 he was gone.  So if you ever need someone to talk to, feel free.  
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My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I myself am getting ready to go through another one. My uncle has slowly been getting worse and they had to take him back into icu today. For me this will be number 15 of my aunts and uncles. My parents each had 12 siblings so death is a constant in my life. Sadly, each one gets harder and harder.
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i  wanted  to  thank  everyone  who  responded     to  me    he  had  a  very  peaceful  night      my  aunt  and  two  of  there  kids  were  holding  hands    with  him  all  night      we  just  found  out  at  10.30    this  morning  that  he  died  he  fought  a  hard  battle   he  lasted  until  the  end     ill  keep  in  touch  sorry  i  couildnt  get  to  you  earlier     but  they  lost  my  password     and  everthing  when  they  shut  down  last  night              
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here  is  an  upda te he  is  is  pretty  much  in  a  comma      yhey  are  going  to  keep  him  in  the  hospital     because  every  time  they  move  him  hes  in  pain      his  wife  and  two     of  there kids are  always  there      hospice  will  only  let  them  in  there       so  me  and  my  mom  cant  see  him  neither  can  my  sisters          hes  not  breathing  very  well     and  his  kidneys  are  shutting  down       im  afraid    it  wont  take  long       since  we  own  a  retitrment  home       we  cant  leave  and  go  there  whrn  it  happens  so  we  got  somebody  that  will  stay  the  weekend        if  they  have  to  my  mom  wants  to  be  there  for  her  sister        weve  had  this  facility    for  20  yrs      and  we  lost  quit  a  lot  residents       in  the  yrs  weve  been  open       when  all  this  is  over  can  i  talk  about  my  dad  christmas   is  really  hard     for  us        he  got  sick  on  christmas  eve  and  died  five  days  later     in  2001                  
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332074 tn?1229560525
I think that you need to explain to him that your dad went to heaven and that is where your uncle is going. Just keep it simple because he won't undestand much, but you need to be honest. Children should only be told things in the level that they can understand and never anything more, as they get older you will be able to add more details.
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