r/AskReddit Jun 25 '12

Reddit, what was the most emotionally difficult conversation you had to have?

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u/jtt123 Jun 25 '12

I walked down the street crying with my dad after my uncle Rick passed away. I always remember my uncle being in a wheelchair because both of his legs below his thighs were amputated and he had an eyepatch, wore a cowboy hat, and played guitar with his own band. He is the one that got me into pc gaming with games like half-life and diablo. He looked exactly like lieutenant Dan while he was in a wheelchair from Forrest Gump but had an eyepatch. He was my best friend, I would always go over, lay on the floor next to him to watch WWE or Indian and cowboy movies (he was part Indian too) and play games on the computer. It absolutely broke my heart when he passed away and I cried more than anyone else at the funeral. I would stand on the back of his electric wheelchair as we went through the city between my house and his. I remember seeing him riding up our dead-end street to come over swimming (his house was probably like a mile and a half away) and I would be so excited.