On Monday my favorite uncle [84] fell while grocery shopping and broke his hip.He had hip replacement surgery on Wednesday and when he came out of surgery he had pneumonia and quickly began to deteriate by Thursday morning I received a call at 2:30 that he was getting worse and that we needed to get there asap and did we want him recusitated[sp?]if needed.By the time we got there he was completely non responsive.When there was no change by late evening we came home for a while to rest,by 8:00 pm the DR called me told me that we needed to make decisions about whether to keep up all the meds or to just make him as comfortable as possible and let him go on,and that he would meet with us Friday morning for us to give him our decision.We chose to let him go with as much dignity and as comfortable as possible.My mother and I stayed all day and at 9:00 pm the ANGELS came and took him home.

He hadn't been to the DR but 1 other time in his life and that was when he had a hernia to rupture about 10 years ago.The DR at the ER in our town told me that his heart was as strong as that of a 50 year old before they sent him for the surgery and he was doing great and talking just before he went in for the surgery but now he is gone and my heart is broken!He was the best uncle that anyone could ever wish for.He never had children of his own but always treated all of us as if we were his.I even took my driving test in his car.He always made sure that we had every thing we needed and most of what we wanted.If he had $1 to his name and thought one of us needed it he would give to us.

GOODBYE,UNCLE ALBERT,I LOVE YOU! REST IN PEACE MY DARLING!!!