In my last post I mentioned that my father had been having some medical issues but was on the mend. Since Thanksgiving I have been going down on my days off to help my mom and be there for my dad while he was recuperating in an acute care rehab center. He was getting stronger and learning to walk again after a serious infection and pneumonia. He was able to come home to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with us. He was able to celebrate his 60th wedding anniversary to his beautiful bride, my mom.
He came home and was starting to settle into the routine of physical therapy, occupational therapy, dialysis, and the many social workers and nurses that were involved in his home health care.
Then he took a turn for the worse. The struggle and pain was too much and on January 16, 2012 the Lord took my dad up to heaven to live forever. He died quietly in his sleep.
I miss him so much.
There is a hurt in my heart that won't go away.
I am thankful for the time I got to spend with him before he passed.
I am thankful my darling daughter was close to him for her whole 18 years.
I will always remember his smile, his kindness, his honesty, his compassion, his will to live, his ability to always see "the cup half full" instead of half empty.
My father, like so many fathers, was a wonderful man. I have been so blessed to have him in my life. He taught me so many things by his example. I hope to be half the person he was, and then I will be with him forever in heaven.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Dad! We love you so much.
He came home and was starting to settle into the routine of physical therapy, occupational therapy, dialysis, and the many social workers and nurses that were involved in his home health care.
Then he took a turn for the worse. The struggle and pain was too much and on January 16, 2012 the Lord took my dad up to heaven to live forever. He died quietly in his sleep.
I miss him so much.
There is a hurt in my heart that won't go away.
I am thankful for the time I got to spend with him before he passed.
I am thankful my darling daughter was close to him for her whole 18 years.
I will always remember his smile, his kindness, his honesty, his compassion, his will to live, his ability to always see "the cup half full" instead of half empty.
My father, like so many fathers, was a wonderful man. I have been so blessed to have him in my life. He taught me so many things by his example. I hope to be half the person he was, and then I will be with him forever in heaven.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace Dad! We love you so much.
Please feel very hugged by someone who knows just what you write about. It took me a whole year of mourning to get through a day without feeling like a part of me was gone. But they are not gone. They are with us. Always.
ReplyDeleteOne day at a time. That's what I have been doing. If I feel like crying, I cry. When I hear about some people's parents and the horrible childhood they had, I know how truly blessed I was to have such wonderful parents.
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