You know what my sisters and I had to do Wednesday. Well I wouldn't wish that on anyone. It was hard even though it was the right thing to do. I'll just say my Dad passed quietly not long after the ventilator was removed.
We weren't sure if we were going to have a service till his room mate told us people that knew him would come if we did. So today we had a viewing/service at a funeral home close to where he lived. He lived a simple life because that's the way he wanted it. Most of the people are low income but they look after each other and more showed up than we expected. It was good to know he had friends that cared about him.
My Dads sister was also able to make it because we had it today. She was very happy to be able to see him one more time and we were very glad to see her. His other sister was to ill to come.
It's been an emotional week filled with sadness, memories, discovery, and even smiles mixed with joy.
As I sit here this evening looking back I know that God had a hand in the weeks events. He made sure we were there for Dad in the end. And He pushed things in a way to show us he was liked and not alone all these years. My Dad is at peace now and I believe my sisters and I have found the peace we needed.
This pic is from last summer.
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That's also a preview of me in about 20 years.
And for letting me get this out I'll just say
it helps a lot.
