"Til we meet again..."

I wish to let my LinkedIn family know that my Father and “look up to guy” passed away almost a year ago from respiratory and lung complications at the age of 82.

The process of ending days filled me with much pain and sorrow; trying to do my best to give him daily, all the love and support I could muster. Every day, as most people who have gone through these moments can attest to, is usually a day monumental “pull” of the heart; a way you never want to ever feel again.

My Dad meant the world to me and I had spoken with him of such many times over the years. I describe our lives together as having been much more than words one say, but more about what you do (actions) with the words.

Maybe it’s having more of an understanding with the words that he and I were speaking, and what these words were doing for us in the sharing of a moment.

It’s a time most sad indeed, in the dealing of a loved one’s ending days, and it’s very much so a difficult time, as well. But in the dealing of such matters, I did find a voice within who told me “You must be strong.”

I always tried my hardest with showings of daily upbeat attitudes when visiting Dad, and continually displaying a smile that, even though it felt like pain, was better than the tears I wanted to shed.

Obviously, these two tasks were the right thing to express while spending valuable hours in his room at the center on any given weekday or weekend and I was glad that I was able to move his birthday party to a week early, which did go over extremely well with over a 100+ attendees.

The day after the party, his time was up. He passed away to the better place at 5:07 AM the very next day morning.

I received the news 7:09 AM same day and upon arrival, walked my final hallway tour to his room and through the doorway, making my way bedside to hold my Father’s hand and give to us both, a prayer for one last time. And that was that.

One day I hope that Father Time will tell me whether he can truly heal wounds; Until time might allow for this, I will find my way through this world with a knowing of both my parents are in a better place; a place maybe one day, where we all can meet once again.

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