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6 years ago
First off, I wanna thank everyone who left kind and supportive comments. It was very heartwarming to see a lot of support.
Despite the respirator being taken off of him, my dad was still around until around start of February 2nd. We just had the funeral yesterday and it was nice. Tons of friends and family visited to pay respects. I got to see dad one more time, and he had a smile on his face. Knowing that he's not in pain anymore and he was comfortable before he passed gives me well, comfort. It still hurts to see him not responding, but still. As mentioned, he had diabetes, had to do dialysis thanks to a snake bite, congestive heart failure (which almost took him at one point), and had to take blood pressure medication. I'm sure "rough" doesn't begin to describe how bad that is on a person.
He was also given a 21-gun salute due to serving in the army, doing a Tour of Duty and the National Guard. When it came to reflections, I was nervous to say anything, especially with such a huge group of people, but I gave it my best shot, talking about how tough, fair, and supportive he was, and how he would want us to support each other and keep moving forward. I began to struggle at the end, even though I had the words in my head, but despite that, everyone loved it. It did feel good to say something about my dad, especially to so many family and friends, y'know?
He lived to be 64 years old.
Again, thanks for the kind words. We're doing alright. Dad pretty much prepared us for this inevitability for quite some time. I'm gonna miss him greatly, but I'm happy knowing that he's not in pain anymore. Dad told me to continue moving forward with my life when it comes to things like education, jobs, etc., and I'm gonna listen to him. It's gonna take some time to adjust to all of this, but I know we can do it.
Take care everyone, and once more, thanks. ^^
~JT
Despite the respirator being taken off of him, my dad was still around until around start of February 2nd. We just had the funeral yesterday and it was nice. Tons of friends and family visited to pay respects. I got to see dad one more time, and he had a smile on his face. Knowing that he's not in pain anymore and he was comfortable before he passed gives me well, comfort. It still hurts to see him not responding, but still. As mentioned, he had diabetes, had to do dialysis thanks to a snake bite, congestive heart failure (which almost took him at one point), and had to take blood pressure medication. I'm sure "rough" doesn't begin to describe how bad that is on a person.
He was also given a 21-gun salute due to serving in the army, doing a Tour of Duty and the National Guard. When it came to reflections, I was nervous to say anything, especially with such a huge group of people, but I gave it my best shot, talking about how tough, fair, and supportive he was, and how he would want us to support each other and keep moving forward. I began to struggle at the end, even though I had the words in my head, but despite that, everyone loved it. It did feel good to say something about my dad, especially to so many family and friends, y'know?
He lived to be 64 years old.
Again, thanks for the kind words. We're doing alright. Dad pretty much prepared us for this inevitability for quite some time. I'm gonna miss him greatly, but I'm happy knowing that he's not in pain anymore. Dad told me to continue moving forward with my life when it comes to things like education, jobs, etc., and I'm gonna listen to him. It's gonna take some time to adjust to all of this, but I know we can do it.
Take care everyone, and once more, thanks. ^^
~JT
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You take care too, my friend. ^^
Wonderful to read this. 👍
