When it Rains... →[More:]...it Fucking Pours.

My mum's oldest sister died yesterday of a brain bleed (aneurysm?). My cousin, her son, went out for some food yesterday afternoon with some friends. When he got home he found her on the kitchen floor unconscious but still alive. After getting her to the hospital, he called my uncle in Salem (aunt and cousin live in Portland) and uncle and his wife were able to be with cousin when aunt passed a few hours later. They took cousin home with them and he'll be there until sometime tomorrow. I am so glad he was able to have some family with him.

This aunt was the wife of the uncle who died from cancer a couple years ago. Technically he was one of the first legal assisted suicide cases in Oregon.

I feel so sorry for my cousin. This was so unexpected, aunt was otherwise healthy. Now, both of his parents are dead, no siblings except for some much older half siblings he doesn't see much (I don't even know how many or what sexes they are). We're having a family reunion in July and he was scheduled to be there. I sure hope he still comes.

This is the second aunt in five months (my other aunt died in November of cancer, I wrote about it then). All of my mum's siblings are dead now except for the uncle in Salem, her younger brother. As she said, "now we are two." It about broke my heart.

So. The mister and I were scheduled to see Mum last month, but the a-fib shit popped up and we had to cancel. I really want to go see her (and should), but am leery of leaving the mister alone. Should I go or wait until the mister is stable?