Stubborn Uncle, Who Refused Hospital Voluntarily, Dies Slowly
His youngest son carried him in his arms.
Three stents and another major vein they couldn’t reach.
Respirator off for six days. Waiting.
Waited.
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Wow. Devastating concision.
Yes, Kevin. Thanks.
Chilling lesson
The youngest son said it was as his dad would have wanted.
Powerful ending. And what Kevin says.
Thanks, Mike.
Wow. Love the waiting/waited, the brevity of this.
Thanks, Liz, for noticing this.
I agree, the shift from present progressive to past tense is heartbreaking.
Thanks, Katrina.
Everything others have said. Plus, a great title.
Using his name would have worked for family, but Stubborn Uncle is a synonym. Thanks, Linda.
So powerful. Effective the way the long title works with the poem’s brevity.
Karen, this is something I working with this June, the long titles. Thanks.
You have said this in the words needed. Wow.
Thanks for your Wow, Nancy.