I was unaware of this, but frequent commenter Nuke ‘m Hill has a post up about his dad, who died a couple of weeks ago. He’s feeling the loss of consortium rather keenly, though our conversations with our fathers never really end, even if one has to play both sides of the chessboard.
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Yeah. This week, my birthday; the day after, a year ago, my dad died. Time streams.
Which date, Serr8d (for your birthday)?
Nuke ’em – My sincere condolences.
I would suggest that he is now pure light, traversing the cosmos in concert with the One. He is at peace. He is alive! He lives. He has achieved his reward. This broken communication is temporary. He still witnesses everything, sees all the events, and smiles… no doubt… from On High. Do not lament his passing. Celebrate his liberty from the flesh and his new, eternal life.
As a father of five, I can tell you, as you know well: the only thing he wants is for you to be happy.
Well, I think the ghost of my mother tried to push me downstairs last week.
Or maybe she saved me from falling. Hard to say.
My condolences, Nuke ‘m.
One of the worst periods of my life was the 35 days my dad spent in ICU after he had his heart attack. I came very close to losing him then. For the first two weeks after he went in, I couldn’t function. I went to work, but I was just walking around in a daze. I had to ask my boss for the time off.
I hope you come through it alright, Nuke ‘m. Take care.
My condolences, nuke em. Your requiem was heartfelt and very moving.
I’m entering the eternal end game with my folks. Mom is now in a nursing home full time, wandering in and out of reality. It’s a blessing/curse in that I can still have moments of her aware and interactive but, inevitably, can only watch as those moments fade into delusiuons of no clothes to wear and wishing she would die. While we have successfully moved my father away from caregiver to husband the time spent managing her condition has drained him of energy and capability. They are both in a nice facility (complete with bar and restaurant, no less!) but a facility is not “home” no matter how many happy hours and bingo matches.
We had a neighbor, an incredibly gifted and intelligent man, who contracted Parkinsons and watching this vital rennaissance man deteriorate over the years was painful. The cruelest aspect of real old age (both of my parents are in their late eighties) is slowly losing the connection of the person that was your parent and knowing that the change is inexorable and uncurable.
I just try to tell them, whenever I have the chance, that I love them and cherish them for all that they did for me, despite my best efforts to screw up my life.
Godspeed.
Congratulations to Nuke’em on having had such a wonderful father, and on having told him so while there was still time.
Nukem, my comment at your site didn’t “take.” I’m very sorry for your recent loss of your Dad…and hope you are doing well.
Sanity – my own experience is that my mother was almost really “restored” to me after she passed away. It’s a relief and comfort to think of her stripped of age and infirmity and back to that bright light she always carried inside.
SarahW: That sentiment is exactly what I pray for with regards to my Mom.
Wow. That was unexpected. Thanks so much for the link, Dan. And thank you all for your kind words. The kindness and generosity of “strangers” are continuing to amaze me.
Sarah. Not sure what’s up with my comments. Did you get any kind of feedback? I’ve had a few comments (mostly SPAM, of course) left in the past. Not sure why it wouldn’t work now.
I’m going to keep posting as time goes by. I have so many stories to tell. Including some new ones I heard for the first time during his memorial service. What a character….
-greg
My condolences as well, Nuke’m Hill. Sorry I didn’t think of that before.
Oh, Dan, tomorrow. You know, ‘Earth Day’. I predated that, though. Older’n earth[day], me.
NP, serr8d. Interesting about the date of your father’s passing. My dad died on my mother’s 67th birthday (April 2nd). They were divorced, but had an extraordinary post-divorce relationship. They couldn’t be married right, but they sure got friendship right.
Nuke’m, I got a “you must be logged in to comment” message when I tried to leave a comment. I look forward to your stories about your father. We are only strangers in that we have not yet met.
I think I fixed it. There is an option with WordPress where users must be “registered and logged in to comment.” I’m guessing that means you need to be a WordPress member to be able to use the comment tools. Probably much like HotAir.
Comment away, if all y’all feel so inclined!
Nuke ‘m – I am so sorry for your loss.
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