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Please go on the trip and make every effort to fully enjoy it. I’ve also experienced some tough losses and learned through it that being there for the end of life is far less important than often thought. What counts is the time you’ve already invested, how you’ve made your uncle feel supported and loved, and the fact that he knows your care. Actually dying is, from what I saw, a solo journey and the being present for the last moments very overrated. Go on the trip, breathe the fresh air, see the beauty, and heal. Come back with clear knowledge you’ve done your best and no one can ask for more. I wish you peace
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No, don’t cancel. Video calling is a great way to stay in touch, and you deserve a break. Also if he passes, no need to come back immediately. Keep to your schedule. Let others manage the details. If he’s gone, he won’t know where you are! Funerals can be postponed for quite a while. For instance, my dad’s was postponed for two weeks because my mom was in the hospital.

Surely your uncle, since he loves you, would want you to have a respite from so much tragedy. Go.
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Mimi423 May 17, 2025
Thank you. In my family it's actually become tradition to not have a funeral, and postpone a celebration of life for several months to a year, to give everyone time to go through the immediate heavy grief. So I'm not concerned about that part at all.
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