Is it even possible?

[Dan Murphy]

Hugs, 's Blondie. Your words paint a real picture of touching sentiment and respect. Your dad's memory will, you dad will, both will be with you forever.

 

[Caradana]

Blondie, I am so sorry. Big hugs to you.

 

[janette]

My thoughts are with your family. It is very hard, there always seems to be something that reminds us. We think wouldn't Dad have loved that and realize that he's no longer here to share with I'm so sorry you are experiencing this pain.

 

[snoopy]

(((Blondie))) I'm just now reading your post, somehow I missed it yesterday. You are so eloquent......this made me cry. I'm so sorry for your loss.

 

[grinningghost]

I am so, so sorry.

 

[Mimi Q]

 

[mamaprincess]

The life of someone you love is to big for words to hold. He is in every thought and every breath. He is in your blood and he is beyond your flesh. He is in the air around you and beyond this world. His life will never, no matter how many words are said in his honor be summed up. May his memory and his presence in all the places he has touched in your life comfort you until you meet again.

 

[tiggerlover]

How can you sum up 75 years of a man’s life in just 24 hours? And why are we expected to do so when we lose a loved one?

I just experienced one of the worst times in my life, the loss of my dear father.

I doesn’t seem fair or right that in just a day’s time we are supposed to do the meet and greet at a funeral home while people come to pay their respects, all the while those he left behind are literally breaking down inside. Yet this is how we treat something called “a death in the family.” We hug one another and try to convince ourselves that he is no longer suffering and in pain, that he is in a better place.

The worst came when I first walked in and seen him in the coffin.

The second most emotional moment was the of the folding of the American flag that draped his coffin and was given to my mother. It was like I was watching a movie, that this couldn't be for my father.

Then just when I thought it couldn't get any more emotional, one of them began playing Taps by bugle. I don't think I'll ever hear it in the same tone again.

So many emotions, so many tears.....my poor mom.

Now all I have left are memories.

Blondie, I am so, so sorry for your loss. The edited quote of your words above could have been my words in August, my dad was 80 years old when he passed. And although dad's funeral was 9 weeks ago, we just buried his ashes this Saturday (due to scheduling) and I feel I could have written the above. Losing a parent is one of the hardest things I have ever experienced in my life. I have no words of wisdom, but I wanted you to know that you are not alone and everyone grieves in their own way and time so take the time to mourn the loss of your dad and remember all that he was. Cherish the memories. {{{HUGS}}} and my deepest sympathy to you and your family during this most difficult time.

 

[DisneyCP2002]

 

[pw2pp]

Hugs to you Blondie. I am so sorry.