alantig
Zombie Four, DFZ
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My son was something of a lazy writer in high school. One of his teachers told us (and him, numerous times) that he didn't write enough. This teacher told us, "If I ask him about a question that's on the test, he'll give me a five-minute explanation that's outstanding - detailed, insightful - but then on the test, the same question gets a two-sentence answer." It carried over into virtually all of his subjects, and at home as well. Pete met him earlier this year and can tell you how much he can go on - at one point, I left to hit the men's room, and came back to find my son carrying the conversation.
On Friday, my father-in-law died. He'd had numerous health issues over the last few years, but this time it was something he couldn't overcome. It was something that came on suddenly Wendesday, and he was admitted to the hospital that day, and overnight he became unresponsive. The surgeon suspected that there was a section of his intestines that was dead, so they did surgery and found what they expected. After the surgery, his color was much better, but the next morning his organs started to fail and he didn't last long after that.
Both of my kids took it kind of hard, my daughter somewhat outwardly, but my son being very quiet through the day, although my wife did notice him crying a couple times. And when I gave him a hug and asked him how he was, he just kind of sank into it in a way he normally doesn't. At some point, my wife told both kids they could post to Facebook about it to let their friends and some other people know. Some time later, she asked if they'd heard from anybody, and after my daughter went through some of them, my son said he hadn't posted yet because he wanted to think about what he wanted to say.
This is what he posted:
Man. It's still tough to read. Tonight was the first time my wife could even mention it without crying again. She said my brother-in-law saw it first and told his wife and our mother-in-law, "You guys need to see this, but I have to warn you, it's not going to be easy to read." None of the three women can read it without crying again.
It took me until college to realize I had a bit of a touch for being able to write, and it looks like he's following the same path.
On Friday, my father-in-law died. He'd had numerous health issues over the last few years, but this time it was something he couldn't overcome. It was something that came on suddenly Wendesday, and he was admitted to the hospital that day, and overnight he became unresponsive. The surgeon suspected that there was a section of his intestines that was dead, so they did surgery and found what they expected. After the surgery, his color was much better, but the next morning his organs started to fail and he didn't last long after that.
Both of my kids took it kind of hard, my daughter somewhat outwardly, but my son being very quiet through the day, although my wife did notice him crying a couple times. And when I gave him a hug and asked him how he was, he just kind of sank into it in a way he normally doesn't. At some point, my wife told both kids they could post to Facebook about it to let their friends and some other people know. Some time later, she asked if they'd heard from anybody, and after my daughter went through some of them, my son said he hadn't posted yet because he wanted to think about what he wanted to say.
This is what he posted:
Man. It's still tough to read. Tonight was the first time my wife could even mention it without crying again. She said my brother-in-law saw it first and told his wife and our mother-in-law, "You guys need to see this, but I have to warn you, it's not going to be easy to read." None of the three women can read it without crying again.
It took me until college to realize I had a bit of a touch for being able to write, and it looks like he's following the same path.
condolences to you and the fam
