As some of you were aware, my father had been nearly an invalid for several years, our lives revolving around him not being able to be left alone, planning vacations in shifts, not even all of us able to go out to dinner together, etc.. About six weeks ago, he ended up in hospital, from there to a rehab facility, and then 4 short days under hospice
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*hugs*
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Thinking of you and praying for you and yours.
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That doesn't seem like much, I know, but I remember how I felt when my father died - first, like someone had gut-punched me; then like I was hollow. And I remember that there's nothing really anyone can say except ... well, that.
A chuid a' Pharas dha. (Gaelic - May he be found in Paradise.)
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You have been in our thoughts and prayers, but we were not expecting this even if he was in his mid-80s.
It is hard to measure how fortunate I am that my parents are in such fine health, coming up on 88 and 87 this year, but then they have another great-grandchild to anticipate.
We are told that the next will be a girl to go with my daughter and SIL's two year old (see inserted picture).
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