On July 12th, my brother-in-law, Eric, passed away unexpectedly. My sister and Eric were in their 37th year of marriage. His sudden death left her in a difficult financial circumstance This fund raiser is an effort to help buy time as the family recovers from the shock and loss - and to allow my sister the space and means to make plans for how to go forward in a careful way and not in response to a looming financial crisis. Any help you can provide through a contribution here will help her immeasurably. Here is a post I made about Eric the day following his passing.: ------------------------------------------------- Yesterday my brother-in-law, Eric, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. We celebrated his 60th birthday just a few months ago. Eric had an inherited blood-clotting disorder due to a mutation of the blood's factor V protein. This is called Factor V Leiden. This mutation can increase your chance of developing abnormal blood clots, most commonly in your legs or lungs. Most people with factor V Leiden never develop abnormal clots. But in people who do, these abnormal clots can lead to long-term health problems or become life-threatening. Yesterday around the noon hour Eric was feeling poor and my sister was preparing to take him to the Urgent Care clinic when he had a seizure. An ambulance was called and Eric died en route to the hospital. There are so many things that I can write. About what a great guy Eric was. A great Dad to his children, a great husband to my sister and a wonderful son to his parents. Eric and my sister did everything together. It was a rare marriage - one that was not going to end in separation and divorce. I feel so sad for my sister's loss. Eric was his father's best friend and would spend time every weekend at their home just to be with them. With Eric's death, his parents, Ron and Judy have lost not only a son but a way of life. My heart goes out to them. At family gatherings, Eric was always playing with his kids, Kevin and Kelly. He was so close to both. They lost more than a father. Eric was a normal guy. What made him exceptional was the love he engendered from his wife, parents and kids. Death comes to us all, and no one is promised a tomorrow, but Eric leaving us at this time is not something that can be helped by such words and knowledge. His departure leaves a really - really big hole in people's lives. Eric was an irreplaceable person in the lives of those who knew and who loved him - myself included.
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