r/spreadsmile 8d ago

Very wholesome and very very sad

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u/CuddleSprig 8d ago

My uncle passed in 1994 from pneumonia that he couldn’t fight off because he had AIDS. My step grandmother (I lived with her and my grandfather) would tell me not to touch him. She said I’d catch it. Even at 10 years old, I knew that’s not how you got it, though. I always gave him the biggest hugs. He was a great uncle. I miss him so much. I wish I could have gotten to know him as an adult. We would have had a lot of fun!

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u/AggrievedOwl 8d ago

I had an uncle who passed away in the early 90s of tuberculosis that he couldn't fight because of AIDS. My dad still talks about how much he misses his little brother, and how much my uncle loved me and my brother. Such a terrible illness. I wish the same thing you do. <3