Purse, Mree, Restricter, OB, Avril, EB, Mistikat, CK, CG, thenurse, Mindi and Pugs, Thank you so very much for your very kind words and support. It means a lot to me.
Laney,
I'm so sorry.
My dad passed away on December 13th many years ago. I remember how difficult the holidays were.
I am sorry to hear your Dad has passed. December 13th was the day my Dad passed as well, I'll always include you and your family in my thoughts and prayers that day!
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Laney, I'm so sorry! I know it wasn't unexpected, but that doesn't make it less difficult.
My dad passed away two weeks before Christmas almost 20 years ago. I still miss him. My prayer are with you and your family.
Thank you CG. We knew my Dad's time was near but the Dr.'s had just told my Mom that he could live 6 more weeks, they were surprised how well he was doing.....then in just a week's time he rapidly declined and was gone.
I originally planned to go out to visit after the New Year but my Mom had been by herself for 2 weeks and was at mental meltdown point. So she went and stayed with my sister for a week and then I flew in for a week. My dad passed a day and 1/2 after my Mom and I got back into town. I didn't expect that. I will forever be grateful I was with my Mom when the call came that he had passed, (it would have taken at least 5 hours for the closest family member to get to her), I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy for someone to be by themselves to receive that call.
Laney, I am so sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. Like most of us here, knowing he was gravely ill I was thinking about you and wondering, but didn't want to pry. It was kind of you to think about our feelings, but please do post when you need to, no matter when. Supporting each other in difficult times is also what Chat is for. Hugs to you and your family.
Thanks Mindi! My family does like to joke that I think I can protect everyone and their feelings. I will always feel sad and that I failed to do that for my youngest sister. When my Mom visited my Dad on the day he died, the nurse said it was looking bad and that he would most likely pass within a week. I called my sisters that evening to tell them. My youngest sister, (who was so very close to my Dad and having a horrible time right now), asked why the nurse said that, I told her I didn't know, so my sister called to talk to the nurse as my sister is a nurse as well. My sister called me back and said she and her dh were packing, calling the babysitter and getting on the road, (they are a little over a 3 hour drive from my parents house), asap as after she talked to his nurse my sister was worried about my Dad making it through the night, but it would definitely be in the next 48 hours. Then less than an hour later he was gone, my sister hadn't even had time to finish packing. Through all of this my sister said she didn't want my Dad to die alone and she wanted to be there to hold her Daddy's hand as he slipped away. If I had just thought to call her that afternoon, just a few hours earlier than I did, all of that would have happened. I cry a lot over the fact I called her to late and she didn't get to say good bye and be there with him.
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