Dad, my uncle Dirk

Memories........ So strange it is, even when you know it is not your dad , wich passed away, but Dirk is my uncle, he passed away yesterday. Still his passing away was bringing back my -emotional- memories . Why? because it reminded me of the sick-bed of my own dad too....So I cried even for a moment, its not fear to loose your dad! I know of course my uncle did not pass away , the same way as my dad, but almost the same way.... They (my uncle-my dad) both were around their 80th year of life . Both they were having ( a different type of ) cancer , and they were in much pain because of cancer. My uncle had it in his lever and my dad in his bones. They were having both much pain medication, and at the end they both stopped eating and drinking. Both they were kept ttheir last days sleepy ( by medication) to ease their feelings. My dad is resting in peace since december 2003.







My uncle Dirk was also very sick, since yesterday-afternoon he passed away , now he is resting in a painless peace. We wish his wife and (grant) children , brothers and sisters , the strenght wich is needed for the coming painfull and difficult time. We are all thinking of you, and we are with you in our thoughts.