On Donating to a Sick Child
in Memory of Your Uncle

by Michael J. Fenimore

Don't worry. You will never forget him.
I think what you are experiencing is just "normal" everyday life.
Just because you are not thinking of him 24/7 does not mean you have forgotten about him.

Trust me.
In the past 3 years I have lost a brother to cancer, a close friend to drugs and a business partner and best friend to a stroke.

My brother's death will never leave me. I was there, as was the entire family.
I was at his side as he took his last breath, and his heart beat it's last beat.
To this day I can still see the vein in his neck pulsating, and then stopping.

His memory will live forever in me, and the rest of our family.
My friends will always be with me too.

As long as you do think of him from time to time, you will experience sorrow and happiness at the same time.
Hard to believe, I know, but that's what I do.
Cry. Then smile.

What you are doing is a courageous thing.
Not everyone would take this situation and make it something personal.
Keep the faith.



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