In loving memory

Matthys Johannes Steyn

Born 8 February 1956 - Died 23 April 2007

April 24, 2007 at 05:15

The thunder woke me from a saddend sleep. My uncle had passed away the previous afternoon and it all still felt wrong. We first heard he had colon cancer in January. We all knew he was ill for a long time, he never seemed himself anymore at family gatherings. On my birthday we went to see hom in the hospital, just two days after they removed the cancerous growth from his colon. They couldn't remove anymore than that, the cancer had spread to far.

They sent hom home and three weeks ago he came for his first chemotherapy. My mom and her sister were terribly sad when they got back. My uncle was to sick and the doctors had told them the chemo would probably not work.

I immediately went to my uncle. He looked at me and said: " I should be grateful, I have lived a good life." He didn't smile, he laid there on the bed and starred at the ceiling. I felt tears stinging my eyes, so I left the room. Everyday they went for chemo and everyday he looked less like my uncle and more ....

Last saturday, my grandma phoned, my mom answered, she started crying. I thought it was over.

My grandma just let her know that they think it'll be that day. Almost the whole family went to say goodbye, but he made them wait a little bit longer... He only passed away onthe monday.

The next morning the thunder woke me and as i laid there listening to the rumble i thought it was my uncle trying out the lighting... it made my feel less sad and a little bit more hopeful.

Goodbye uncle.