I have been very busy and have not posted new items for some time. Sadness has engulfed me for the past few weeks and the business at hand has occupied my every thought…
On July 27th I lost my Father. It was sudden, but not with out warning and relief. He was in the process of more skin cancer treatment and they had worn him down much more than we had figured. He had several problems on Thursday evening and Friday morning of the 20th, and ended back in the hospital. He was weak but not visibly more than we had seen before. We all thought he would pull out of this episode like he has done so many others over the past year. I spent some time Saturday with him and again Tuesday and Wednesday. They actually released him to rehab on Wednesday, so he could build back his strength like before but Thursday night it all came crashing down. His body and mind were ready and he came to a crashing halt then slipped away. I was there and it was hard to not see him respond and not give the nurses a problem. It was hard to watch but I held onto him as long as I could. Life will be hard now. It will take time to move on. I think he was a much greater man than me.
The whole family was in on Friday as we went over the arrangements, made some last visits and emptied his apartment. Due to his wanted to be cremated the final service will be a month away when we can all gather once again.
On a happier note, my grandson was here for the weekend and much of the last week. I know that I did not pay enough attention to him, but my mind was on many other things. We did however spend a little time together and went fishing on Tuesday… of all things he has bested me and caught a bigger fish than I have… that was an extreme joy in a week of extreme sadness…
Today I made a trip by the lawyers office to leave items for him to work on but my real reason was to get to my Oldest- Best Friends retirement reception. He worked in the same place 37 years and he was respected by so many. It seemed that most of them were showing up for the reception… Again I think he was a better man than me. I am certain he photo’s better although he complained that my hair was not all white like his…
Boy I am going to have to figure out how to get rid of that stupid smile!
It was a good day today.
“And that is all I have to say about that”
REX