Yesterday I found out that a very good friend of mine’s father passed. It hurt my heart even though I have never met him. This friend and I have become very close over the last two years. She was with me on Christmas day 2006 when I found out my father passed after being in the hospital for two weeks. Her father was in a very similar situation. He had been in the hospital for a few weeks. She was also with me when I found out my friend Denita was murdered. The same day of my father’s funeral, which she attended as well.
My heart goes out to her and her family. We are alike in several ways and she is handling it the same way I did. Celebrating his life, instead of his death. I will not be able to attend his funeral next week because it will be in Long Island, NY. I am keeping her and her family in my thoughts and prayers. I know her mother, sister and niece and know they all have a good support system.
Keeping her in my thoughts has caused me to realize how many of my “circle” has lost a parent over the last two years. A total of four. My daughter lost both of her grandfathers within a year. Her dad took the lost of his father very hard. It made me treasure her relationship with him even more. I was never very close to my father because he was not around until I was grown. It has always been a huge focus of mine to allow my daughter to have a strong relationship with her dad and they do.
My heart goes out to her and her family. We are alike in several ways and she is handling it the same way I did. Celebrating his life, instead of his death. I will not be able to attend his funeral next week because it will be in Long Island, NY. I am keeping her and her family in my thoughts and prayers. I know her mother, sister and niece and know they all have a good support system.
Keeping her in my thoughts has caused me to realize how many of my “circle” has lost a parent over the last two years. A total of four. My daughter lost both of her grandfathers within a year. Her dad took the lost of his father very hard. It made me treasure her relationship with him even more. I was never very close to my father because he was not around until I was grown. It has always been a huge focus of mine to allow my daughter to have a strong relationship with her dad and they do.
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