Is your Dad still alive?

[Lovely2CU]

Mine died in 1998, still miss him, but at least he is at peace now as he had advanced stages of Alzheimer's. He didnt know who we were, could barely walk, eat, drink, etc. and looked skeletal as he had lost so much weight. He was a small framed man to begin with, fit and healthy, and "existed", for his final years in a care home.

 

[Art 1]

Yes.

 

[Nancy F]

I lost my Dad on Dec. 1ST 1999. I miss him with every breath.
Nancy

 

[doxdogy]

My dad passed away in 2008. I still miss him so much.

 

[DizFan101]

i am sorry to hear about your dad passing in 98. altzhimer's is a very bad disease. Both my grandma's have it and are in nursing homes dedicated to the disease.
My dad is still alive. . However he has had 2 strokes, one in July of 2009 (it was scary) and 2-3 days prior to Thanksgiving 2010. I worry about him (and my mom) like crazy. Especially my dad because of the strokes. but he seems a lot better. We are trying to get him to loose weight too, which he needs.

"Happy Father's Day to All the Disney Dad's here"

 

[dallastxcpa]

Miss my Dad terribly. He was killed in an industrial accident a little over 4 years ago while at work. We finally settled the case just a few months ago. And while it is a relief to be able to close that chapter it will never bring him back. I find it especially hard to deal with at Father's Day when all my friends are talking about how great their Dad's are and what their getting their Dad and all I can do is go and lay flowers on my Father's grave.

Not to be too religious as I know the board rules but the comfort that I find is that I know my Dad is in Heaven and that some day I will see him again.

 

[Minnesota!]

No, he's not

He was dx with colon cancer on Feb 19, 1999 and passed away from that awful disease on November 10, 1999.

He died just 10 months before my wedding. He never met any of his grand kids. He has missed so so so much over the last 12 years and it is hard to not be so damn angry about it.

Father's Day, while sad for me, has never been as emotional for me as it is this year. I am really feeling his absence in my life lately. I just really miss him.

 

[hereyago]

No. My DF passed away July 22, 2004 and I miss him every day.

 

[MIGrandma]

Mine died in 1998, still miss him, but at least he is at peace now as he had advanced stages of Alzheimer's. He didnt know who we were, could barely walk, eat, drink, etc. and looked skeletal as he had lost so much weight. He was a small framed man to begin with, fit and healthy, and "existed", for his final years in a care home.

Here's a from the daughter of a Dad who had Alzheimer's to another.

My Dad passed away in January '08, after having Alzheimer's for several years. Mom took care of him at home as long as she could, but he started getting what they called "sundown syndrome" and would sometimes get violent with her at night so she finally put him into a nursing home, and he spent the last 7 months of his life there. He never got to the point where he didn't know Mom was his wife and I was his daughter, but he had forgotten our names. It's a terrible disease. I wouldn't wish him back, not the way he was, but sure do miss him and especially before he got sick.

 

[Pakey]

My dad turned 80 this year and has really started to age in the past few months. I'm very grateful that I will get to spend this father's day with him. It's also my 55th birthday. He told me last night on the phone that knowing his daughter is 55 makes him feel older than being 80.

 

[Nancy]

No, my Dad died suddenly in 1994..just a few weeks after my daughter's first birthday.

My FIL died in 1987 also suddenly at the age of 52. He never got to see any of his grandchildren being born.

Father's Day is rather bittersweet.

 

[NMAmy]

No, my dad died 8 years ago. He was a wonderful man and a fantastic father. We all miss him very much.

 

[belle&beast]

My dad is alive and part of our lives, but my FIL passed away before I met my DH. Father's Day is bittersweet in our house for my DH- there is a void and it is hard knowing that our children have never met their grandfather.

 

[DebbieB]

My Dad passed away in 1993 at the age of 59 from lung cancer. I took flowers to the cemetary today.

 

[charming23]

My dad died almost 2 years ago on June 28, 2009. I miss him everyday and everytime I hear about Father's day on commercials I become very sad. Not only do I not have a dad here anymore, neither of my Grandfathers are alive either.

 

[runwad]

No my dad died in 1996 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 67 and my mom died of cancer too 3 years ago, by 40 I was an orphan

 

[diz8297]

No, my father passed away in 1997 from emphysema and congestive heart failure. One son was to young to remember him, the other wasn't born yet. He's a vivid reminder of why you don't smoke, and I taught that to my boys from day one.

 

[Michelle67]

Hugs to all of you who have lost your dads.

My father is still alive and doing pretty well at 74. Both of my husband's parents are gone now. His father passed away when he was only 43 years old. My husband only has very hazy memories of him.

 

[Jazzybell]

No. Dad died in January of this year; he was 91 years old and passed in his sleep. I miss him everyday... more than I thought possible.

 

[christineann]

Dad died last month. What will be even tougher than tomorrow is Mom and Dad's anniversary next week. They would have been married 61 years. I'm picking up a nice lunch tomorrow, and my daughter and I are taking Mom to the beach.