August 2008 - a lifetime ago. I'm dipping my toes back in the water, but it feels icy cold at the moment, and I'm not a cold-water kind of gal. I need a steaming hot spa to tempt me in.
Sadly, my dad passed away on the 14th November 2008. His last few months were difficult, but I'm glad I got the chance to say 'good-bye'. I'm not sure if he ever found the peace I was hoping he'd find. He fought everyone and everything the whole, bitter way. And honestly, I never expected anything else. He raged against the day, but there were too many battles to fight. His absence has left a huge hole in my life, and he is sadly missed by all who loved him.
3 comments:
Dear Joanne,
Please accept my sincere condolences on the loss of your dad. I am able to sympathise.Having him on your blog is such a lovely tribute.
I hope to see you at the CYA or we could do coffee.
Also I'll link your blog to mine as soon as I learn how.
http://angelasunde.blogspot.com
Look forward to seeing you soon.
Regards Angela
Hi Joanne,
What a lovely tribute to your Dad. It's nice to see you back and blogging - though where you find the time, I'll never know! Strangely, I last blogged about my Mum - I lost her when I was a child. I haven't been able to blog since. (Hmm some strange mental block going on.) Tomorrow, goal #1 is to get over that hump and get on with my blogging world.
My Dad left us in 1999 - ten years this November. It's like it was yesterday so I can understand too well, the hole you speak of.
"To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die."
- Thomas Campbell, Hallowed Ground
Lynn
Thanks, Angela and Lynn, for your comments. It was strange firing up my blog and seeing my Dad there, but I always liked those photos. The most recent one was taken only a few months before he 'went downhill.' After Dad's cremation, the immediate family went to lunch at that same restaurant - Dad had insisted, and he also insisted on footing the bill. I think he was there with us again that day.
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