Dad

My father has passed away. Not unexpected since he was in the hospital the past couple of weeks fighting the delicate balance between congestive heart failure (CFH) and having a weak heart and only the partial use of one of his kidneys. Once the fluid started accumulating around his heart it became burdensome for his heart and kidneys to work extra hard to get rid of that fluid, and yet he needed to be hydrated. That, and some other health complications (like diabetes) and you just know you're going to be meeting your Creator soon.

Still, it's a shock.

Dad went into full code this morning and lacking a DNR all efforts were tried to preserve his life, to no avail.

When I was a toddler and my parents were trying to wean me from my bedtime bottle, Dad used a milk shake blender to make me milk shakes every night. He loved telling people about that. We have that 50's green blender now, it still works great! It had been used in the dispensory at the Air Force Base I was born at in Japan.

Another story that tickled Dad to tell others about he and I, was as a pre-schooler he used to bring me home a Sugar Daddy (sucker) every Friday evening. One time he forgot. I asked him where my "Sugar yours" was, and he didn't quite get what I was referring to. After some probbing on his part, he learned I was looking for my Sugar Daddy. When I got married, I gave him some Sugar Daddys, and it made him tear up and cry a little. Tears of affection that happen between a parent and child as they experience life together.

You can read more about my dad here and here.

Please pray for peace for family members and loved ones. He was the last of his generation to go.

I am relieved for Dad that he is in no more pain and able to be with his Savior.

Love ya, Dad... until we meet again.