Is there a heaven for people?
Mum says there’s no such thing as a people heaven–but then she doesn’t even believe in dog heaven or the Top Dog who lives there.
But I think there must be a people heaven. And it’s a place where only really good people go, like my Uncle Gary who died earlier today.
Uncle Gary had been very sick in the past few years. He had rheumatoid arthritis and had lots of operations to replace joints that didn’t work any more: his hips, his knee, and he’d even had his toes wired. But he never grumbled about anything, even though he was always in pain.
Earlier this year, Uncle Gary had a very dangerous operation to fix his neck. The first one didn’t work, so they had to try something different in a second operation. We were all very worried about him then, but he pulled through.
And he seemed to be doing very well. Mum saw him at his daughter, Tanya’s, wedding on Sunday and said he looked well. But he got sick and went to hospital on Thursday night. Early in the morning, he got worse and the docs sent him by ambulance to a bigger hospital. But he didn’t make it.
Now all the humans in our family are very sad. I’d be really sad too if I didn’t believe in people heaven. But that’s where I think Uncle Gary has gone, and if it’s anything like dog heaven, I bet he’ll be having a real good time.
Posted by Bacchus on November 15th, 2002 at 10:49pm
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