One Year Onward · 6:54am Jul 11th, 2024
I can’t believe it has been a whole year since my dad passed away. It still hurts knowing that he is gone from this world but I am continuing to move forward because that is what he wants me to do.
To let you guys in on events that I kept to myself it’s best you know why he passed away. Back in April of 2023 my dad suffered a mini heart attack in his sleep, and this is when the downward spiral began. Over the next 2 and a half months my dad’s health began to rapidly deteriorate, with him having problems with sleep apnea. It didn’t help that when winter arrived he caught pneumonia, which made sleeping and breathing difficult. You guys may not know this but back in 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic my dad caught the virus, and now I don’t know if it indirectly played a part in his failing health but there were complications to his immune system.
By July things were not looking better for him. He was suffering from heavy fatigue and trying to communicate was even a challenge. Then came July 11th. Early in the morning at 3 PM, just about 2-3 hours before my dad’s death I found him deliriously wandering the hallway. Mom and I helped him back into bed but I knew something was seriously wrong. I stayed up until sunrise, and when I realised my dad wasn’t getting up as usual for work (he was a doctor) I went to my parents room to check up on him and I saw his arm limply hanging by the side. I went up to him and tried to shake him awake, and even checked his pulse. There was none and his body was as cold as ice.
At that moment I knew he was gone and that my whole world was going to change forever. I had to learn a lot during the last year, even when I was at my lowest, but I persevered. Yes there is still more for me to learn, but I can say that I have grown as a person.
Let this blog post be a reminder that life is precious and that you should always spend as much time with your folks as possible. You never know when they can have their life suddenly snuffed out from this earth.
Thank you and spend your day well. God Bless.
I’m sure sure he looks down with pride on you from heaven