A funeral I will never, ever forget!
2007 haven't been a very good year for me. In fact, its actually a very unlucky year. My uncle passed away on Friday, 7th September. Colon cancer, final stage.... that's the diagnostic.Imagine waking up the morning, doing your normal routine... then u get a stomach ache, an unbearable stomach ache...rushed to the hospital and finds out your colon is about to explode. With a 50/50 chance, you go under the knife, to get the infected colon removed...but the doctor realized its final stage, all is too late! You're 72, and then your body is too weak to recover from the surgery...transfered to ICU. After a day, family transports you back to your home. Not willing to see any more suffering, your family unplugged the life support.
My uncle's family was devastated.... especially when none of them has suspected anything nor was expecting this day to come so suddenly. It is very very depressing to have your beloved leave you so suddenly, but in a way, I think it might have been a better way to leave this world. Not knowing you're ill means you will still live life as normal. Constantly thinking you're ill makes you feel weak and helpless. Unplugging the life support may be cruel and immoral to some, but it ends the pain which no one can imagine except the ill. "He did not struggle, just went in peace"....so I'm told. I think this is for the better.
Returning home after 2 nights of round-the-clock funeral ceremony was tiring. Getting fully involved in the funeral was the last and only way i can show respect to my uncle. When i finally shut my eyes at night, i couldn't rest. The sound of the chantings and chattering flooded my mind. The entire ceremony was too depressing, too devastating, too heart-breaking.......
I have been to a handful or funerals, but I don't think I will ever forget this funeral...
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posted by kai @ 10:00 PM
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