Sunday 2 March 2014

MISSING MY DAD

Today was Children's Day at Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch and when I saw the train I shed some tears for my Dad who died from pancreatic cancer last August 2013. My Dad LOVED TRAINS and seeing them at Ferrymead made me think of him. My two sons and husband thought of Dad, their grandad today too. I felt like my Dad's spirit was at Ferrymead riding on all the trains he could.

When my Dad passed away I was at Chch Public Hospital in Neurology Ward admitted for a migraine, yes and that morning in hospital I got the call that Dad had passed away, the time was 30 minutes after I had been admitted to Neurology.

Since Dad has been gone we've had our first Christmas, my first birthday and I did shed tears knowing Dad wasn't here anymore, he always remembered my birthday. We've had our first New Years, and my son's first birthday without his grandad. My husband was right reality of losing a loved one kicks in that  they're gone happens with occasions we would've heard from Dad or seen him. We lost Dad at 65 years old, and his cancer journey was over within months, very quick. My Dad's last days were in Pallative Care and pain free with his 2 daughters, son and wife with him, since I was in hospital I couldn't be there, I'm just glad Dad had his family with him at the end and I was happy for my sons and husband and myself to have seen Dad before it was too late.