The Long Way Around

Here’s another example of how wired (weird) the world we live in. A cousin who lives in Canada leaves you a message on Facebook and Friendster and also sends you an email so that you can tell your mom that a certain uncle has passed away. Apparently, your mom forgot to tell a few people that she had a new phone number that she got with that new prepaid phone and that you’re actually one of those people that she forgot to tell. You end up calling your brother who tells you that your mom has new phone number and you tell him to tell her the news.

Forgive me if I seem callous about my uncle’s passing. It’s just that it’s been expected for quite a while. He had a stroke over fifteen years ago and has never recovered. About fifty percent of his body was paralysed. A second stroke a few years after the first then relegated him to a wheel chair and his speech became nearly unintelligible. You could see the frustration in his eyes whenever he tried to communicate. His health had been on a steady decline – in and out of hospital on various infections and complications. I think he deserves the break from all that. Still, it’s sad to lose someone in the family.