father's day
My Da has been gone for 5 1/2 yrs now. We never really got along, not that we fought, it's just that we didn't seem to have any common ground.
But underneath it all, I hope he knew I loved him. I know he loved me.
I know I've told this story before...The last time I saw Da was a few years before he died. He was in a nursing home, and the plan was to take him out to dinner. I was dropped off at the restaurant, and they went to get him. When he walked in and so me, there was such joy on his face...he wasn't exactly sure who I was, but he knew he was happy to see me... and I'm still teary remembering that moment.
Da had Alzheimer's Disease. The essence of who he was had gone long before his body gave out. Didn't really make it hurt any less.
Miss you, Da.
But underneath it all, I hope he knew I loved him. I know he loved me.
I know I've told this story before...The last time I saw Da was a few years before he died. He was in a nursing home, and the plan was to take him out to dinner. I was dropped off at the restaurant, and they went to get him. When he walked in and so me, there was such joy on his face...he wasn't exactly sure who I was, but he knew he was happy to see me... and I'm still teary remembering that moment.
Da had Alzheimer's Disease. The essence of who he was had gone long before his body gave out. Didn't really make it hurt any less.
Miss you, Da.