My uncle died this morning. It was not exactly surprising, since he was 92, but he has always been in remarkable health. He had a mild heart attack a few days ago, but he was scheduled to leave the health center in the next few days. This morning he just went quietly in his sleep.
He was the last of that generation in my family. He was my stand-in dad for many years, since my dad died at the age of 69. I will miss him.
Arrangements are yet to be made, but I'm pretty sure there will be a service in Florida. I'll do everything I can to make it there. I do have a $200 voucher for United Air Lines, so that might help.
My cold has worsened, and last night I took Mucinex-D, forgetting that it keeps me awake. It did dry me up, but I spent many hours lying awake in bed. So I'm really tired today, and taking a sick day was tempting. I wanted to come to work, however, because today was the presentation about the changes in benefits. I'm going to go with the HMO, despite my earlier bad experience with one. My new primary doctor is in the network, as well as the hospital most convenient to me, so I think it will work out. It will be more than $100 cheaper a month. And I think I have a better grasp of the rules than I did before.
I got a free lunch at the benefits health fair!
My only spending yesterday was $5 for a prescription.
Tonight I'm going to walk $20 over to my son's house for my grandson's school fundraiser.
Then I'm going to go to bed and hope to get a good long night's sleep!
A Sad Morning
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Prayers for your uncle and your family. Sounds like a wonderful man to have been a secondary father figure to you. Take care.
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My doc put me on allegra when I had walking pneumonia, and I don't think I slept for a week. I felt totally hyper.
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Sorry for your loss. Have a safe trip.
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