The Time Is Drawing Near
@gnatsmom (2336)
December 30, 2017 3:14pm CST
We see a decline in daddy today just from yesterday. He is going down fast. There is really no time to adjust, we are just doing. Our family will be drastically changed after he passes. I have counseled and comforted so many people during times like this. But until you go through it, you won't understand that sometimes you just can't be comforted. This will be one of those things that drive me to try to understand why God works as He does and allows certain things to be.
The photo is my dad last Christmas. He was 69. He still had a lifetime of dreams and plans. This year, at 70 yrs old, his only wish is to have his family with him for a Christmas celebration.
Thank you, my lot friends, for allowing me to vent.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
31 Dec 17
I'm sorry about your dad. My grandfather passed away last December 28 at the age of 98 but we have accepted his passing as he has been in this world living a full and happy life. We were just glad he didn't suffer from any illness.
I lost both my parents when I was only 13. They were good people and it was painful for us. I did understand why things happen and why God took them away.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Dec 17
Really sorry that you are having to go through that situation.
Its never easy for anyone to have to live it.
Time eases the pain eventually although there are days that seem endless truly endless.
Stay as strong as you can and thoughts are with you all.
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
30 Dec 17
I understand. My stepmother and I were blessed to have my dad die at home a 6 years ago and you could tell from one day to the next how he went downhill. But---no tubes, no machines, surrounded by his loved ones, what more could one ask? (to have daddy back!!!)
No matter how prepared we are it's never enough. I wish you and your family peace of mind and comfort in knowing that you brought him as much joy as he brought you. Eventually your memories will make the pain soften.
