I posted this earlier today and then had second thoughts about it and deleted the post. But so many of you on Facebook saw it before I removed it and were so kind with your comments that I decided to re-post it. Those of you who knew of my Dad's illness know that it's been a tough time especially the last couple of years. It's been good to talk to family and remember happier times when Dad was telling a dirty joke, enjoying a scotch, or rooting for his beloved New York Giants....
My Dad passed away this afternoon. I
miss him already.
He'd been taken away from us little by little. It was good to look at some photos of him with his beaming smile...something I truly missed over these past years of his battle with Parkinson's.
I remember my wedding, thirty years ago...I couldn't tell who was more nervous walking down the aisle that day...the young woman taking the next step in her life, or the grown man letting go ...
Now, I know what it's like to let go...
He'd been taken away from us little by little. It was good to look at some photos of him with his beaming smile...something I truly missed over these past years of his battle with Parkinson's.
I remember my wedding, thirty years ago...I couldn't tell who was more nervous walking down the aisle that day...the young woman taking the next step in her life, or the grown man letting go ...
Now, I know what it's like to let go...