| | Goodbye to two people dear to me. My family and I were dealing with the sudden unexpected death of my uncle. I then got a call that my dad was in the hospital and given just 3-4 weeks to live and dying with pancreatic cancer that spread to his intestines. When he checked into the hospital with severe abdominal pain, he had no idea he had cancer. I rushed to Montana to be with him. I couldn't bare to leave him alone with how scared and shocked he was. We transferred from the VA hospital to his hometown of Polson, Montana to be in hospice. I stayed by his side until the end 5 weeks later. All the way until his final hours he was very coherent but very weak. The whole experience made me so sad and was such a journey but I wouldn't trade being there for anything. My dad was very loved by all his family/friends and they were so supportive. I took so many photos but right now it is too hard to look at them. I really miss him! (and my uncle too).
My dad was a Jeweler and an artist. He did this his whole life and always told me he has never felt like he worked as he loved what he did. He loved living in Montana and being around the Native American Culture. Another big part of him was his love of music, mostly Rock. He gave his Zune that he loaded 3,700.00 songs on it to my son. It is so special because they were his choices and it reminds us of him.
I made this card to pass out at his memorial. I used one of his business cards and the photo I used was a favorite of his. He had used it when he had his own xanga for his profile pic Here.
Another note: As you can imagine, being away for 6 weeks I have a lot to catch up on. I am catching up on home, clients, etc.... and I will start visiting everyone's xanga.
Thanks for stopping by,
Robin |
| | Posted 3/27/2008 1:57 AM - 24 comments
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