Jun. 4th, 2011

Dad

Jun. 4th, 2011 11:38 am
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Bit of an update I'm not sure what I've said recently and can't be arsed to go look to be honest. 

Dad had been in residential care for a few years and had been ill recently.  He'd needed to move to a new care home so I went down last weekend to see a couple of homes and went up to hospital to see him.

He was old tired and weak but we had a conversation and understood with ease what the situation was.  At the end he asked "can I go back to sleep now"  his last words to the family.  I can live with that and maybe even translate that to him deciding he didn't want to move homes again and was ready for the big sleep.

He was a miserable old bugger for as long as I knew him, but he'd lost a lot and given up much on the death of my mum to look after his three sons (age 5 to 15).  so for those sacrifices he was due at least my respect.

RIP Bill

Thanks to all here and on FB.  A hard week for me.  The job search goes on hold till later in the year, but hopefully I'll be in Sheffield and will see some of you when I get down.

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