Awake and up all night

Such beautiful stories and I feel blessed you have shared them ️

My dad is a massive Liverpool fan and the head of our family. He's a total cheese ball and always makes a massive fuss of me calling me his favourite daughter (I only have one brother so its not hard to win title of favourite daughter haha) 

He's now in the hospice and we are going to take photos and his Liverpool shirt up tomorrow to hang in the room. 

Im struggling to imagine a world he isn't in, I'm 33 but still his little girl and always will be 

Hear Hear to that, Eddie!  It was scaring myself half silly, consulting Dr Google, that I found this great community in the first place.  Boy, am I glad I did!

I could well have seen you during  many trips to my old hunting ground at Elland Road.  I started going during 71/72 season and had to stop around 1975 as I was working full time and also saving up to get married.  Match days 'uniform' of choice consisted of my beloved sheepskin, white skinners and monkey boots  (couldn't persuade dad to buy me Docs) and a scarf tied round both wrists.  My two mates and myself strutted round like we were God's gift!  We loved singing all the songs and knew a lot about football and other teams - the lads at school were grudgingly impressed.  I had the absolute time of my life and remember it all with great fondness, even queuing for tickets to see Cruyff rather than the usual turnstiles.

Thanks for reminding me, Eddie, and providing another super wander down memory lane xxx

Evening LillieB,  you are welcome my friend, it's always good to share stories of your loved ones, and to hear from others about theirs,  your story about your dad made  me smile, my oldest daughter is 12 years older than my other two and I always called her my favourite, before and after my younger two were born, of course I do now call them all my favourite, but I've never been called a cheese ball, lol.

Your dad being in the hospice so quickly is good, they are wonderful places to get the care you need, from those most qualified to give it, and I'm sure he'll appreciate the personal items you're taking tomorrow. and it's understandable to have those thoughts my friend, everyone does, and his little girl is so important to him, more than ever, best wishes to your dad, you and your family.

Eddie xx 

Hi there Lillie.  Lovely to hear from you and you certainly seem to have cheered up.  That's the spirit and I bet your dad will have noticed too.

Get your dad's Liverpool shirt, photos and any other things up to the hospice as having familiar things there should cheer him up too.  It's lovely you're all doing everything you can to help as, after all, he's the head of your family - the main man!

Take care my lovely and remember, you'll always be his little girl, no matter how old you get.

Love Gill xx 

Oooh Dr Google really should come with a health warning,  I was sad at the time when I stopped going to the matches, I  especially liked the away games, but never regretted it, bringing up a family is the most amazing, and rewarding thing ever. Sadly our years following Leeds don't coincide, 1979 to 1988 for me, I used to wear a Pringle jumper, chords, black trainers and have a fancy hairstyle, I used to like having hair lol, I remember queuing for 24 hours for tickets for the 1987, FA cup semi final against Coventry, you never said we're you a Gelderd End or south stand girl, best not to reminisce about the food or toilets lol. Cooler tonight sleeping is easier as up at 7am, for 4 appointments and 3 jobs to do 

Eddie xx 

If you're getting your head down, I'll make this brief.  Mainly hung out in the Gelderd End, but South Stand was a close second.  We went in the East Stand too, as it afforded a good chance of making a brief appearance on MOTD.  We got our wish granted on several occasions - shame there were no video recorders in those days.

Good luck with all the things you have to do tomorrow!

Gill xx 

I imagine your Friends were very impressed seeing you on MOTD, no such luck for me, I was on the back page of The News of the World, depicted as a hooligan, when I'd only gone on the pitch after the game to pick up some coins for the bus fare home,

thank you for tomorrow, the important appointment is with Lesley, the kids mum, she gets her scan results, to see how well all her treatments have worked.for good news. 

I hope you manage some sleep my friend. Eddie xx 

Hi Everyone what lovely stories you have all shared. I have already shared my mum's passing, making sure I said everything I wanted to say. However my dad was a different story all together. He had left his work at lunchtime to visit his Assistant Manager and take her in some lunch as she had been ill and was recovering. She had said he looked pale & he admitted he had a headache. She told him to sit down and she would bring in some tea to go with the sandwiches he had brought.

When she returned a few minutes later, he was dead in the chair, having had a massive heart attack. He had never had a days illness in his life. It was 6 years after my mum died and the week after our daughter was Christened! My mum was just in her early forties and my dad hadn't even reached fifty.

After my mum died, I made sure every time I saw my dad, I told him how much he was loved.

Lillie I know this is a difficult time but please be grateful you have been lucky enough to have both parents in your life until they reached a good age. I'm sure today will be one of the most memorable days in your life and that your dad will smile his way through the day! Make no mistake. You are a wonderful daughter!

So Gill, You didn't let on you were a celebrity being on MOTD! Wow, lucky you.

Eddie I have everything crossed for Lesley later and only good news will do.

i do believe my parents are looking down helping and protecting my family whenever needed! It is such a comfort!

Gill, Eddie, talking about MOTD, I made a cameo in the very early 70's, Newcastle were home to Coventry City, I was passed down to the front on everyone's shoulders and plonked beside the goal.

The ball came over to me and Joe Corrigan, the Coventry goalie, gestured for me to pass the ball to him.  I froze!!

You couldn't really make me out on the telly, especially as it was a black and white one.

Gill, I can imagine you being a Bay City Rollers fan in the early 70's.