LadyOlive
Member
Hello Friends,
It's been a very sad New Years for me, I've lost my Father. He passed away on Friday the 30th. The stroke was just too hard on him. Then with the bleeding ulcer and then getting pnemonia. There was just too much damage done. I am so glad I went out to Phoenix when I did, when he could still talk. He was very confused and had lost a lot of his memory but we still had some good talks and I understood what he wanted to do. He told me to go back home to my family. He said he had a plan. He knew he was going to die and I think I did too, I just didn't want to lose him. And he did not want me staying there and watching him deteriate. And so he did not fight. He didn't want to live the rest of his life like that. Who would. But I hated knowing he was going to leave.
He was so sweet one of the last days I was out there, I would kiss him on his forehead a lot and he looked at me and smiled and said "Kiss me on my face".
So I kissed him on his cheek and I just held him tight.
I was very close to my Father even though I hadn't seen him in 9 years. We would call each other and write letters all the time. I loved him so, so much. I am heartbroken knowing I will never hear his voice again. And it is so hard. He was such a talented man, he did woodworking and had made beautiful tables and clocks. He had made a kitchen table and just the top had over a thousand inlaid pieces of wood. He invented the machine that cut the wood pieces for the things he had made.
He was also skydiver in the 60's and made over 300 jumps. He was a very free spirited man who loved the desert, the mountains, and the sun shining on his face. I am going to miss so much.
I hope everyone had and has a wonderful and properous 2006. And I thank you all for your caring and concern over the last month. It has really meant a lot to me.
LadyOlive
My Father
It's been a very sad New Years for me, I've lost my Father. He passed away on Friday the 30th. The stroke was just too hard on him. Then with the bleeding ulcer and then getting pnemonia. There was just too much damage done. I am so glad I went out to Phoenix when I did, when he could still talk. He was very confused and had lost a lot of his memory but we still had some good talks and I understood what he wanted to do. He told me to go back home to my family. He said he had a plan. He knew he was going to die and I think I did too, I just didn't want to lose him. And he did not want me staying there and watching him deteriate. And so he did not fight. He didn't want to live the rest of his life like that. Who would. But I hated knowing he was going to leave.
He was so sweet one of the last days I was out there, I would kiss him on his forehead a lot and he looked at me and smiled and said "Kiss me on my face".
So I kissed him on his cheek and I just held him tight.
I was very close to my Father even though I hadn't seen him in 9 years. We would call each other and write letters all the time. I loved him so, so much. I am heartbroken knowing I will never hear his voice again. And it is so hard. He was such a talented man, he did woodworking and had made beautiful tables and clocks. He had made a kitchen table and just the top had over a thousand inlaid pieces of wood. He invented the machine that cut the wood pieces for the things he had made.
He was also skydiver in the 60's and made over 300 jumps. He was a very free spirited man who loved the desert, the mountains, and the sun shining on his face. I am going to miss so much.
I hope everyone had and has a wonderful and properous 2006. And I thank you all for your caring and concern over the last month. It has really meant a lot to me.
LadyOlive
My Father
Everything has been said. His suffering is over. Now it's your turn to heal and only time will help there. You are in our thoughts and prayers, peace be unto you and yours. 
