I immediately texted my mom the news and she called the following night. This morning, I received a email from her.

“…When you attend the funeral, please whisper to uncle Dave to let him know that mommy loved and will miss him a whole bunch. Tell him that it breaks my heart that I cannot even be there to say goodbye.”

After reading that, it immediately made me cry. It was the first time I cried over my uncle’s death. I knew my mom was in pain. She was close to my uncle. I can only imagine her reaction when she received the news from me.

We’re doing the funeral the Christian and Catholic way. My grandma has called her pastor for tonight and tomorrow night will be the Catholic way of the wake. The funeral is on Friday. I hope I don’t get too emotional.

On the good side, at least my uncle isn’t suffering anymore. He’s been fighting brain and heart cancer for awhile and when I heard about his death, I assumed he gave up, but later I found out he died of a heart attack. I didn’t expect it at all.

I’m glad he isn’t suffering anymore. He’s in heaven with Him now. I’m sure He’s a lot happier there.

Everything’s happening so fast. In 6 days, my life’s about to change again. I’ll be back in USA and I’ll have to adapt to a different lifestyle. I really wonder what else is in store for me. I know that He will only give me obstacles that I will be able to overcome.