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I'd posted in a thread several weeks back about my father having ALS and slowly deteriorating. Today was the day I've been dreading with all my heart. My mom had been caring for him at home and she called yesterday afternoon saying he was worse. Much worse. I'd just been to see them 3 weeks ago and, although weakening, he still seemed to be months away from dying. Funny how life can slip away so quickly. I took the first flight from Charlotte to their home in Florida this morning. Once I got there I spoke to let him know I was here and that everything was going to be ok. A flash of recognition in his depleted condition. 20 minutes later he was gone. In my heart I know he was ready to go, but wanted me there to care for mom so she wouldn't be alone. Once he knew she was going to be taken care of, he passed peacefully and quickly. Selfless to the end. I'm glad I was here. For her. For him. For me. Watching him take his last breath in this world was hard, but he's at rest now. I'm glad for that. Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and gladly die, And I laid me down with a will. This be the verse you grave for me: Here he lies where he longed to be; Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home from the hill. Love you dad. Icarus flew too close to the sun, but at least he flew. | ||
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Oriental Redneck |
Very sorry to hear this. Q | |||
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| I've always been Crazy! kept me from goin Insane! |
My condolences loosing a parent sucks. I lost my only sibling, sister, and my dad 90 days apart. Totally sucks but remember the good times. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve -- is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.' That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country today, who no longer understand that fact. Author unknown | |||
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My condolences on your loss. “There is love in me the likes of which you’ve never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape." —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein | |||
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You were there for him when he needed you. My sincere condolences to you sir. | |||
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Condolences and prayers for you and your family, sir. | |||
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| Green grass and high tides  |
Very sorry Mojo. No doubt he knew you were there. God Bless him and you all and may he hold you and your family close. Prayer for peace and comfort sent for you all. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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W07VH5 |
My friend, I’m sorry to hear this. I’m glad you could be there. | |||
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Barbarian at the Gate |
Very sorry for your loss. “Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven, that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it.” ― John Adams "Fire can be our friend; whether it's toasting marshmallows, or raining down on Charlie." - Principal Skinner. | |||
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| Like a party in your pants  |
I'm sorry for your loss, prayers sent. I held my father when he suddenly passed, It was sad but, I 'm so glad I was there and able to do it.I will never forget that. | |||
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Res ipsa loquitur |
My condolences. __________________________ | |||
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Spiritually Imperfect |
I will say a prayer for you, mojo. Godspeed. | |||
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My condolences to you and family. | |||
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Low Speed, High Drag |
So sorry for your loss. "Blessed is he who when facing his own demise, thinks only of his front sight.” Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem Montani Semper Liberi | |||
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Not an easy time. May he RIP. Prayers for you and the family. JP | |||
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My sincere condolences, mojojojo. I'm glad you were able to make it so that you and your dad could say good-bye. Prayers to you and yours... "If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24 | |||
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I am so sorry for your loss. | |||
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I'm very sorry for you and your family's loss. -MG | |||
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Cynic |
I'm so sorry about your Dad. You and your family are in my prayers. I know your Mom was glad you made it in time. _______________________________________________________ And no, junior not being able to hold still for 5 seconds is not a disability. | |||
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semi-reformed sailor |
May his memory be a blessing. "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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