I Miss You, Daddy!
A Decade. Ten Years.
November 28, 2007.
The day when the world as I knew it changed forever.
The day I lost one of the most important people in my life. The person I never imagined I could lose.
A Decade, 10 years, I just can’t process that number! It is a long time and within it so much has happened.
And yet I still feel the pain as though it was yesterday. It comes in flashes and waves and I feel the brokenness in my heart, that piece of me that left with him, that piece that can never be replaced, it belongs only to him.
My daddy was (and still is) my world. I know he struggled with the ill-fated cards he was dealt – the knowledge that he would eventually have to leave his family – through no choice of his own.
But, he never truly left.
I see him in the faces of my family.
I feel him in times of joy.
I hear his encouraging voice when I want to give up.
In the end he is everywhere, guiding us, watching over us.
There is nothing I wouldn’t give to have my father here with me. But, like him, I didn’t have a say in matter and so I move forward with the strength and determination he taught me.
Daddy, you will always be my world, my protector, my strength, my hero and my heart. I love you! Always and forever! May you continue to rest in peace and may you fill us with your love and devotion just as you did on earth.
Mi manchi…ma proprio tanto! TVB!
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Jasmine
December 9, 2017 at 6:20 pmHey, I don’t know if you would have read through my blog but in August I lost my dad…colorectal cancer. I guess that unbelievable, surreal feeling doesn’t change over time 🙁 Sometimes it’s so hard to believe he’s not physically here, it’s coming up on Christmas and I know it’s going to be hard. Hope it’s not weird for me to say that I’m happy I found you and to see you have gone through a similar path as me, between fathers and Italy and Italian, it’s comforting.
LuLu
December 16, 2017 at 10:29 amI replied to the first comment you left and then saw this one, so my replies are two part! 🙂
I’m so sorry for the loss of your dad, it is truly heartbreaking! People will say it gets easier, and in a way it does. The surreal feeling hits me in waves and at times when I least expect it. The first holidays without them are never easy. My only advice to you this Christmas, is to remember the times you spent together with him as a family. I’m sure he would want you to embrace life. He will be alive in the traditions you created growing up and in the stories and memories you share! I’m so happy our paths connected too! Sending you big hugs and lots of love! 🙂
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November 29, 2017 at 10:34 amBeautiful tribute Lulu and hope you’re OK. x