My Uncle Died on Christmas Day

Grieving is messy. Such is the human condition.

VG Reynoso
Growing Grief
Published in
5 min readDec 28, 2021

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My uncle died on Christmas day, 12/25/21.

Even though he was in hospice, his death feels unexpected. Let me explain.

My uncle was the last of his generation in my family and my longest-living relative. He lived ninety-two mostly good years, especially here in the U.S.

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VG Reynoso
Growing Grief

Social Sciences Nerd. Egalitarian. Activist. Progressive Atheist. Musings on life lessons, trauma recovery, culture, and any itch I need to scratch.