38 years ago today

[EarthMotherImNot]

My lovely dad finally died from the awful disease, cancer, that had been ravaging his once strong 6ft plus frame for almost two years.

He died in his own bed with most of his family around him.

His wife holding his shoulders at the head of the bed, his mother holding his hand and me, aged just 19, holding his other hand.
4 of his sisters knelt around the bed praying for him.

I heard his last breathe and felt him go and my world changed forever.

I miss you always dad, especially today

I am sorry for the loss of your lovely dad.

Thanks HC, much appreciated.

So sorry, I'm glad for your Dad he was with his loving family when he died.

I'm so sorry for you, cancer is such a cruel disease

Thanks all, it is a dreadful disease. He was such a bear of a man, and at the end weighed under 6 stone.

A few days before he died we found him crying with pain and we rang his doctor to ask for a visit.

To my dying day I will never forget my aunts face when she stepped out of the phone box and the fact that she said out loud "Bastard"
Dads GP had told her to get a grip, her brother was dying and he had an important dinner engagement to attend.

Dads medication was in those dark old days

one part morphine
one part water
one part brandy

The brandy we had to buy, no prescription for that!

Dad thankfully at the end wasn't in pain and he died peacefully and as OnEdge said, with his family around him.

EarthMotherImNot - my dad died from Cancer 33 years ago around this time of year, when it happened I was still school age and he had been ill for 2 years, like you dad, ended up half the man he was, frail and thin unable to walk using a wheelchair. Anyway I wanted to say thanks for posting, the loss of someone can be just as raw sometimes, as if it were only 1 year ago. No Macmillian nurses, no support, yes those were dark old days, it was a different thing all together. I am so glad that the research and medical support has vastly improved over the years, for everyone who has been affected by Cancer.