Lost my Dad tonight

spookycat2 said:
He had an appointment today in Indy with a specialist. I drove him and Mom over there and back. I let them out in our driveway at home, so I could put the truck in the garage (very tight fit). Went inside, Dad was on the floor unconscious, a big pool of blood under his face. He never regained consciousness, Not sure what hurt the worst, him being gone or seeing Mom beside herself in tears. She's a tough woman, they had 66 years together. My daughter tried CPR on him, we called EMTs but this time my Dad went home. We've cried ourselves out of tears tonight. Fly high, Dad. Love ya.
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So sad, my sympathy to you, your mother and your family. May he rest peacefully having passed knowing he was among those who loved him for so many precious years. šŸ’œ

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Thank you all so very much!! It really means so much to me!
Funeral was this morning.

If his passing wasn't enough that shook us up, a water nozzle that Dad had set up in the basement, that nobody turned on, was turned on and flooded part of our basement with water standing in the floor. A local company brought specialized fans that over a few days dried everything up. So I tried to sleep, and feed Spooky upstairs but she would have none of it. Stubborn Cat!!! So we've just chilled today. We had Army folks come and give their condolences for his service and played Taps. They did get him looking much better than the night he passed. We had a gas heater inside the tent, he was buried beside his cousins. So he had good company to go "Home" to. :)
 
spookycat2 said:
Thank you all so very much!! It really means so much to me!
Funeral was this morning.

If his passing wasn't enough that shook us up, a water nozzle that Dad had set up in the basement, that nobody turned on, was turned on and flooded part of our basement with water standing in the floor. A local company brought specialized fans that over a few days dried everything up. So I tried to sleep, and feed Spooky upstairs but she would have none of it. Stubborn Cat!!! So we've just chilled today. We had Army folks come and give their condolences for his service and played Taps. They did get him looking much better than the night he passed. We had a gas heater inside the tent, he was buried beside his cousins. So he had good company to go "Home" to. :)
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Iā€™m really glad youā€™re back. Iā€™m so sorry to hear about your fatherā€™s passing, my deepest condolences.

Even though youā€™ve been through some really tough moments, things will slowly get better. Spooky will eventually start eating again.

Back where Iā€™m from, we say that when someone passes, they become a star in the sky, watching over the people they love and care about.
 
It's interesting, how he lives on in my mind.
Sometimes I'll find something online and think "I gotta save that to show Dad", we did that sometimes. Had some funny things to share with him once in a while. I do miss him but so glad he's not suffering anymore. That hurt the worst. Something came to mind the other day and I thought "I'll ask him later..."

He was a good man. I still think of the car he drove in HS, my cousin remembers it, she thought it was cute how he painted his name on his car door, and Mom's name on the other side door. And it had fender skirts, and it was black, he handpainted flames that ran along the bottom of the skirts. I drew this pic in HS art class, from his pic. There was another, a 1940 Ford he cut the body off, cut the roof off an "A" Coupe and set the body down on the frame. It was very fast, my cousin told me how Dad used to run it hard on the very curvy road out of the town he went to school in.
 
spookycat2 said:
He had an appointment today in Indy with a specialist. I drove him and Mom over there and back. I let them out in our driveway at home, so I could put the truck in the garage (very tight fit). Went inside, Dad was on the floor unconscious, a big pool of blood under his face. He never regained consciousness, Not sure what hurt the worst, him being gone or seeing Mom beside herself in tears. She's a tough woman, they had 66 years together. My daughter tried CPR on him, we called EMTs but this time my Dad went home. We've cried ourselves out of tears tonight. Fly high, Dad. Love ya.
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Sounds similar to the way I lost my dad but I was not there to see it. I was only 25 at the time and I was quite shattered. I have some inkling about what you and your Mum are going through.

Your daughter did her best but will always think that she could have done more.

Look after both women and be gentle with yourself as you grieve. You are lucky to be part of a loving family. šŸ¤—šŸ’
 
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