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‘Oh no, poor Uncle Jack.’
‘He had been unwell for a little while. But you know how private Jack
is. Was… He never even told anyone he was ill,’ Mum says with a sigh.
She dabs at her eyes with a tissue as she tells me how her older brother,
my uncle Jack, passed away at the age of seventy-four in the early hours of
the morning.
I can barely take in the news. I feel terrible, knowing I had been
enjoying myself in Greece, when all the time Jack had been struggling with
his health, which had led to his untimely death.
A wave of sadness engulfs me as I recall spending time with my uncle
when I was younger. These days, it was more the occasional family gettogether, to celebrate a birthday or anniversary, but back then he would
always slip me some money ‘for sweets’. It became ‘for a night out’ as an
adult, even though I would protest, especially when I began earning a good
wage, but his generosity prevailed.
‘Oh, Claudia, I can’t believe we won’t see him again. I was only
dancing with him at his birthday party a few months ago. I feel bad that I
hadn’t spoken to him for a couple of weeks,’ says Mum.
That’s what we do when someone dies, isn’t it? Start with the regrets
and ‘if onlys’. We always think we will have more time with our loved
ones, as the alternative doesn’t bear thinking about.
‘Oh, Mum, don’t be so hard on yourself. I’m pretty sure a lot of families
see less of each other as they get older. You were a good sister to him,
especially after Auntie Kathleen died.’ I sit down next to Mum on the
couch.
I remember Mum inviting Uncle Jack around for Sunday lunch, and her
and Dad including him in their shopping trips, or drives out to the
countryside. Whatever they did they included him if he fancied joining
them.
‘Thanks, love, that makes me feel a bit better.’ She pats my hand.
‘And don’t forget, Jack didn’t like a fuss, just as you say. He would
never have told anyone he was ill, you know that.’
‘You’re right, I know. It was just such a shock when the hospital called
though, identifying me as his next of kin from the contacts on his phone.
Thank goodness he had it on him. He collapsed in the supermarket
apparently. We got there last night and sat with him all night. He was
conscious for a while, you know, slipping in and out so at least he knew we
were there. I am glad he wasn’t alone when he…’ She blows her nose
loudly.
‘Exactly. That’s something to be grateful for,’ I say gently. ‘You should
have called me though, Mum.’
‘No, it was the middle of the night. You have work to think about, me
and your dad don’t,’she says, dismissing the idea. ‘I’m fine, we had a bit of
a lie-in this morning. Poor Jack.’ She shakes her head and stifles another
sob.
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