Dad is finally at peace.... - 07-06-2006 03:34 PM
It has taken me almost a month to get up the courage to write this post but I feel it VERY necessary. On June 9th at 10:30pm my Father, Robert Brallier, finally passed. I used to say died....."he died, she died......he is going to die." Now I say passed - because that is what happened. He slipped so gradually from this world to one of peace and happiness. He is no longer afraid or tired, in pain or frustrated. My Dad passed in the care of Forbes Hospice in Pittsburgh PA, (no doubt one of the most loving and caring places in the world.) He took his last breath with me laying on his chest, my husband and our daughter at the doorway. I love my Dad with all my heart and I am so lonely without him, but there is hope. Hope that he is in a better place, watching from where he sits now, a much better seat than the one he had been occupying for the better part of the last year.
For those of you fighting this horrible disease, I honestly and totally admire you for however you are chosing to fight the battle, or if your hopes have changed and are now under Palliative care. The death process can certainly be scary, but if you work hard to accept what life has in store for you it can be beautiful and bring you closer than ever to your loved ones.
Live each day to it's fullest, even if that means only having enough energy to tell someone you love them for in the end, that is all that matters.....love.
Thanks for listening and God Bless you all!!!
Jill
Daughter to Bob who passed from SCC of the tongue on 6/9/06
For those of you fighting this horrible disease, I honestly and totally admire you for however you are chosing to fight the battle, or if your hopes have changed and are now under Palliative care. The death process can certainly be scary, but if you work hard to accept what life has in store for you it can be beautiful and bring you closer than ever to your loved ones.
Live each day to it's fullest, even if that means only having enough energy to tell someone you love them for in the end, that is all that matters.....love.
Thanks for listening and God Bless you all!!!
Jill
Daughter to Bob who passed from SCC of the tongue on 6/9/06