My Dad

My Dad passed away last week. I still don't think it's really hit me full on yet. I really don't even know what to say, or why I am posting this.

I could see his health deteriorating in the last few years. When he moved in with me in 2006 (after my Mom passed away), he was walking with a cane. Within 2 years, he was using a walker. As late as 2 weeks ago, he had a very hard time walking at all.

Worrying about him weighed heavily on me. After My mom passed away, and then my sister in December of 2009, I was all he had left. He was living in an assisted living facility since June of 2010. He didn't like it at first and was plenty pissed off about everything, but I think he was starting to be alright with it towards the end.

The end came within a week of him falling ill. I won't go into the details, but I'm glad that if it was his time to go, it didn't drag on and on.

He was a good man, husband, father and grandfather. We will all miss him.