Dad Has Been Gone 8 Years Today

[OMD²]

My Dad passed away 8 years ago today :rolleyes: Gee I miss him.

He passed away a few days before his 43rd birthday. So on the 11th of this month he would have been 51.

I remember that Monday night like it was yesterday He got up to make a cup of tea (that's all he ever drank) and he just fell over dead on the kitchen floor. I remember my Aunty calling the funeral people and then putting him in the body bag and carrying him away. I wondered how life could ever keep going without him in it. I had to be strong though! I had to look after Nanna, who had just lost her youngest child. Together we grieved for him, and now I continue to grieve for both of them.

My Dad

Nanna, Dad and Me

Dad

by Judy Burnette

Dad...so many images come to mind

whenever I speak your name;

It seems without you in my life

things have never been the same.

What happened to those lazy days

when I was just a child;

When my life was consumed in you

in your love, and in your smile.

What happened to all those times

when I always looked to you;

No matter what happened in my life

you could make my gray skies blue.

Dad, some days I hear your voice

and turn to see your face;

Yet in my turning...it seems

the sound has been erased.

Dad, who will I turn to for answers

when life does not make sense;

Who will be there to hold me close

when the pieces just don't fit.

Oh, Dad, if I could turn back time

and once more hear your voice;

I'd tell you that out of all the dads

you would still be my choice.

Please always know I love you

and no one can take your place;

Years may come and go

but your memory will never be erased.

Today, Jesus, as You are listening

in your home above;

Would you go and find my dad

and give him all my love.

Edited August 7, 2008 by Oscar's Mummy

[fifi]

:rolleyes: You three look so alike Oscarsmum, I imagine that your Dad and your Nan are a part of you and around you in your daily life.

Seems like a good day to raise a glass to their lives, and to yourself as a survivor & their legacy

cheers,

fifi

[carlibud]

Hugs to you Oscar's Mummy

[leroy]

Another hug from me Oscar's Mummy. Two very special guardian Angels to watch over you

[Daggles]

Awww thats so sad, I had to choke back the tears whilst reading and trying to look at the photos through blurred eyes. I Really feel for you.

Thay are watching over you.

Hugs to you.

[havahug]

:rolleyes: To you. I lost my dad last year so I know the pain you are feeling, it will be 1 year on the 9th of Sept, it feels like yesterday. I miss him terribly and cry often for him. Sorry I cant make you feel better cos I dont know how

[OMD²]

Thank you everyone :p

and Happy Birthday Dad for today