Well, here is the first of many firsts.
I know from a close friend how difficult the first year is after losing a loved one, Birthday, Christmas, Anniversary - Father's Day.
Mum wanted to mark the day so we planted a tree & had some food, it has been a very sombre day and one that I wont forget in a hurry.
My sister has a sad look in her eyes, Mum is like a lost soul and I am realising all over again that…
Yesterday we said goodbye to my wonderful Dad.
As the funeral procession passed the factory where Dad was working, his collegues were all stood outside, head bowed, it was both heartbreaking yet touching to see Dad's work mates who were unable to make the service paying their respects.
Dad had already paid for his funeral, all we had to do was choose the flowers & the service- he went in to Simon & Garfunkel "Bridge…
Dad passed away at 5am this morning. We were with him from noon yesterday and he was comfortable the whole time having been given diamorphine and midazolam among other things.
He spent his last days in St Cuthbert's Hospice in Durham who have been absolutely fantastic - the Hospice is beautiful and the staff are the most amazing people I have ever met - the NHS staff have NOTHING on these guys.
So many of you have…
Well, he didn't expect to be here last Christmas and he's squeezed in another! Yes, he was (and still is) in hospital for most of it and he wasn't exactly dancing a jig but at least here was here.
Having been told this morning he wqas very ill, we have just seen him and he wasn't as bad as we expected. Turns out he has a nasty case of pneumonia - again, and an infection in his blood (markers have gone mfrom…
Dad was diagnosed with nsclc last July, a month before his 60th birthday.
He suffered chemo, radio and has been off work ever since. On his annualk review we raised the problematic headaches, several, weeks and scan later and yes, it has spread to both his bones and his brain.
After a year of hoping against hope we were all devastated to say the least. We were told that surgery was pointless as they could almost guarantee…
