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Dad finally passed away.
a month ago
I'm going to be away for a while. My dad unfortunately just passed on not more than an hour ago. We were eating with him, he started to choke, we tried to clear his airway and I spent nearly 5 minutes doing cpr before the ambulances showed up. Followed them to the hospital but sadly he did not regain a pulse and is now gone.
Last thing I said to him was if he was doing okay, and the last thing he told me was that he was glad I was helping him around the house.
And now after 76 years he's gone. Sisters are helping mom and I'm dealing with paperwork, going to be busy for the next week or so.
But right now, I'm gonna cry like a little bitch because I don't have my daddy anymore, and it fucking sucks.
I'm only glad that he's no longer in pain. His last few years were a bitch on him with the cancer and the stroke and the diabetes. I don't know what I'm going to do right now, but I'll come back eventually.
Take care everyone.
Last thing I said to him was if he was doing okay, and the last thing he told me was that he was glad I was helping him around the house.
And now after 76 years he's gone. Sisters are helping mom and I'm dealing with paperwork, going to be busy for the next week or so.
But right now, I'm gonna cry like a little bitch because I don't have my daddy anymore, and it fucking sucks.
I'm only glad that he's no longer in pain. His last few years were a bitch on him with the cancer and the stroke and the diabetes. I don't know what I'm going to do right now, but I'll come back eventually.
Take care everyone.
Big hugs from me.
Dusty, the one thing you can do while you work through this, is keep the good memories of your father to heart. As well, mourn for him, but also celebrate his life in the things he accomplished, and the family he had.
I'm so sorry for your loss, but I will just say if you need someone -- anyone -- to talk to, for support? Myself, and the whole community will be here for you.
I'll close this by sharing a fragment of a song I learned in High School . . . it's what I sung for my father when he passed away:
And in Time Our Paths May Cross Once More,
In A Place So Far Away.
May Your Journey Bring You Home Again.
Clime the Highest Mountain, Sail to Distant Shores
Go In Peace to the Place You Know, Until We Meet Again.
Godspeed to your father, and God Bless you and your family.
-- Stephen
Be there for your family, especially your mom. It's common for the other half of a married couple that have been together into their senior years to pass on soon after the first one does.