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Please help understand illegible writing my dad made on his deathbed .

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kerstina · 10/02/2019 21:17

If I posted the photos of diary entries can you help me . I have worked some of it out . Mom originally thought he took to his bed after lifting something heavy but it looks like he coughed up blood and had pain in his back .

Please help understand illegible writing my dad made on his deathbed .
Please help understand illegible writing my dad made on his deathbed .
Please help understand illegible writing my dad made on his deathbed .
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Sugarc0atedalm0nd · 10/02/2019 21:20

First paragraph of first photo I think is 'summer starts today. Had coffee and cornflakes with plenty of milk for breakfast.'

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PonyoPonyo · 10/02/2019 21:21

Xxx sorry today
Had coffee and colourful cakes

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PonyoPonyo · 10/02/2019 21:22

Ignore mine! Pp nailed it!

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PonyoPonyo · 10/02/2019 21:23

Felt really rough - coughing and blood doesn't look good

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Howmanysleepstilchristmas · 10/02/2019 21:24

Xxx coughing up blood doesn’t look good xxx move to liquid food xxx

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Cabawill · 10/02/2019 21:25

Keeping mainly to bland food Cornflakes with a little milk and ..

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Redskyandrainbows67 · 10/02/2019 21:25

Feel really rough coughing and blood. Doesn’t look good.

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GoGoGadgetGin · 10/02/2019 21:25

Know any medical secretaries? They would get this I'd hope quite easily!

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Bishalisha · 10/02/2019 21:26

I’ve got
Pic 1
Sunny start today
Had coffee and colourful X
Plenty of X X breakfast

I can only make out ‘tomorrow’ in the next paragraph

Pic 2
Felt Berry bright X
And blood don’t look good
X X to X good

Can’t make out anymore

Pic 3
Not happy about X

Good X on X

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kerstina · 10/02/2019 21:26

Thank you I don't think it would be summer though as it was November .

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Bishalisha · 10/02/2019 21:27

Scarey start today?

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MeteorShower · 10/02/2019 21:29

Slow start today?

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Redskyandrainbows67 · 10/02/2019 21:30

My ( ) about brown
Good (teams?) about

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kerstina · 10/02/2019 21:32

Thank you everyone my dad died five years ago but I only just discovered this writing . We never really new what was wrong as he refused to go to drs or hospital until it was too late and my mom has memory loss that I didn't realise how bad it was till after he died and worry I didn't know the whole story

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Redskyandrainbows67 · 10/02/2019 21:33

‘Tomorrow disagree’ on the first photo second para

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Redskyandrainbows67 · 10/02/2019 21:35

Could the last line start ‘emergency’?

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Milly90 · 10/02/2019 21:37

If op im sorry Flowers

Pic three looks like something mentioning harry and Carol? Sorry if that's completely wrong

Pic two- felt very bright outwardly and blood doesn't look good
Line 5 of pic two so difficult but maybe something like "return when (something) I be (illegible)... sorry OP xx I hope you get answers soon

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PicklePumpkinPie · 10/02/2019 21:38

So sorry to hear about your Dad.

Could the first line be 'Serious start to day'

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kerstina · 10/02/2019 21:38

Thank you I think the word suffering is in there so yes could be emergency thank you . No don't think Harry would make sense

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PerpendicularVincent · 10/02/2019 21:40

The first one is;

Sunny start to day. Had coffee and cornflakes with plenty of milk for breakfast.

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kerstina · 10/02/2019 21:43

I haven't put the first entry as I could read it . He had not slept a wink felt like he had a bug as felt really rough . Pain in back

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PerpendicularVincent · 10/02/2019 21:48

November 7th looks like;

First really brought coughing and blood, doesn't look good. Keeping mainly to liquid food, cornflakes.

The next bit I can't really read, but he mentions looking after something twice.

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TheVonTrappFamilySwingers · 10/02/2019 21:51

I’ve got
Pic 1
Smooth start today
Had coffee and cornflakes xxx
Plenty of fruit/fluid for breakfast

emergency suddenxxx
xxx tomorrow dissxxx
xxx many xxx xxx

Pic 2
Felt really rough coughing
And blood doesn’t look good
Xxx xxx so liquid food xxxx

Can’t make out anymore

Pic 3
Not happy about X (looks like bab)

Good X on X

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PerpendicularVincent · 10/02/2019 21:53

The last one looks like;

I'm thinking about 'brom', good tears over/Of, and I I'm unsure of the last word but it starts with f or g I think.

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MaxFetch22 · 10/02/2019 21:55

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Shaky start today
Had coffee and cornflakes with plenty milk for breakfast.

Emergency surr...??? tomorrow distress
fluod... many ?? ??

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