The timing of Jack, my father-in-law, being in the hospital and dying stunk. It really couldn’t have come at a worse time. I was extremely busy at my job, I had kids at home with the flu, and Denny, my husband, was out of the country on business. It all fell on me because no one else in the family could get there fast enough. Everyone was too far away, and even some of those didn’t care enough to make the trip. No wonder, either, because Jack had spent his life laying a foundation of mistrust, anger, and abandonment of his family and friends.
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