Some of you may remember this post that I wrote about a year ago about my father being diagnosed with a brain tumor. After a long hard, very hard, year, on Feb. 6, he finally won that battle. My father is now resting. With out pain. At Home. I haven’t talked about it since, not because I don’t care, but because I was asked not too. Some things just need to be kept private. I understood this and respected that need. There have been several times that I have wanted to write about this, but I decided that silence was golden in this situation.
We traveled to Virginia for the services, leaving last Wed. Feb. 8 and returning home yesterday, Feb. 15. It was good to see my family and friends, several of whom I haven’t seen for many years. There were a few bumps (one of them involved small fingers, a marker and a wall. grrrrr), but overall it was a pleasant time. People were able to meet my husband and children, for we haven’t been back there to that area since July of 2005. A lot has changed since then.
Here is something that I would like to share with you, about my father, that was spoken by Senator Jerry Lewis of CA on the floor of the House:
I will miss you, sweet Daddy.