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Since we’ve been emotionally overwhelmed and beyond busy with my SIL’s situation over the past month… other things have taken a back seat. And though I hate to admit it, that included visits to my husband’s elderly uncle. We’d been going once a week to visit, bring groceries and run errands but hadn’t done anything other than call in three. And then the other day, we found that his phone had been disconnected.

A visit to his house found it locked up tight, blinds drawn and truck missing.

A few frantic phone calls later….

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We arrived at the V.A. hospice facility.

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A huge campus with a pond and strolling flocks of Canada Geese. And unlike a lot of Veterans Affairs hospitals, a complex with an excellent reputation and amazing care.

It was here that we found my husband’s soon to be 91 year old uncle.

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A recent trip to the emergency room revealed he is riddled with bone cancer and has a mass on his lung.

He won’t be going home.

But honestly? He’s alright.. and has made his peace. He was in good spirits, joking, telling old stories and flirting with the hot and cold running nurses who are catering to his every whim.

This place is amazing.

Private rooms with a fridge, microwave and Bose sound system.

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A large menu. Room service food whenever you want it. An ice cream and dessert cart that goes door to door like the Good Humor truck.

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The high tech bed has Wi-Fi and a USB port.

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With multi colored light reflections on the floor.

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They even hooked up a DVD player and brought him John Wayne movies.

The staff is kind, compassionate and go out of their way to make him as comfortable as possible.

Losing a loved one is never easy, but he’s in a wonderful place and being well looked after. He’s a widower with one son who lives in Florida… so we’re going to do our best to visit as often as we can.

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