Ok, look,
I am not religious.
I just am not....
That being said,
My uncle,
Brendan Thomas “Uncle Tommy,” Burke
Is in the hospital.
He came in for mental confusion and poorly functioning kidneys.
He was found a few days later in full cardiac arrest.
They performed CPR, and were able to restore his heartbeat,
But his brain was deprived of oxygen for an estimated 9 minutes.
He is in a coma, with hypoxic brain injury, failing kidneys, and diabetes, and not expected to recover.
Here’s the bad part.
He was the best human I have ever met.
When my family moved to Marylandistan, we (mom, dad, me, and 5 younger sisters) stayed with him. He refused to let my parents pay rent or even buy him groceries.
He was always helping others.
He was so kind and generous.
When I first got a job out of college, he let me stay with him for almost a year, and wouldn’t take a dime, he wanted me to get on my feet...
He was a firefighter for over 38 years, with DC Fire, and West Lanham Hills Volunteer Fire Department.
His call sign was “Buddha” or “Buddaha”
He is a great man,
And deserves better than this.
Anything.
Any help, prayers, thoughts, good vibes, whatever.
Anything is appreciated.
I am not religious.
I just am not....
That being said,
My uncle,
Brendan Thomas “Uncle Tommy,” Burke
Is in the hospital.
He came in for mental confusion and poorly functioning kidneys.
He was found a few days later in full cardiac arrest.
They performed CPR, and were able to restore his heartbeat,
But his brain was deprived of oxygen for an estimated 9 minutes.
He is in a coma, with hypoxic brain injury, failing kidneys, and diabetes, and not expected to recover.
Here’s the bad part.
He was the best human I have ever met.
When my family moved to Marylandistan, we (mom, dad, me, and 5 younger sisters) stayed with him. He refused to let my parents pay rent or even buy him groceries.
He was always helping others.
He was so kind and generous.
When I first got a job out of college, he let me stay with him for almost a year, and wouldn’t take a dime, he wanted me to get on my feet...
He was a firefighter for over 38 years, with DC Fire, and West Lanham Hills Volunteer Fire Department.
His call sign was “Buddha” or “Buddaha”
He is a great man,
And deserves better than this.
Anything.
Any help, prayers, thoughts, good vibes, whatever.
Anything is appreciated.
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