My Aunt passed away last night

[Yelnoc]

Her death was so sudden, so unexpected, that it still isn't real to me.  The tears will come later, right now I'm still in shock. 

[Yelnoc]

I was thinking about this since you told me yesterday. My condolences, Yelnoc.

Did your mother make it safely to Charlotte?

Yes she did. Thank you all for condolences. The funeral is this Friday and then her boys might come down to live with us. I don't know what will happen.

[Yelnoc]

I'm very sorry, Yelnoc... (also, I didn't understand you at first, sorry for that, too)

That's ok Julio, we'll reschedule it for another time.  Perhaps next week?

I'm so sorry to hear this. I can't imagine losing my aunt (or my Uncle), whom I am close with. What was the cause of death, if you don't mind me asking?

A few months ago she had a corrective surgery done on one of her feet to remove her bunyan.  The surgery failed miserably, creating nerve damage in the foot and causing her to develop a disease called RSD which is a sort of degenerative nervous disease where over a period of time the pain spreads all over one's body.  Understandably, she was on a combination of pain medications.  I'm not sure exactly what went wrong, but for whatever reason a certain combination caused her heart to stop Sunday night.  My little cousin found his mother lying facedown in the bath tub, blue and without a pulse.

The reception is tomorrow and burial Sunday.  If any of you pray, pray for strength for my family.

[Yelnoc]

I'm back from NC.  The burial was emotional but afterwards the family went back to my grandmother's house to eat and get together.  The boys are taking it much better than I expected.  We played some basketball and I got trashed by uncle (looks can decieve!).

Thanks again to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.