My father just died

[Judy1234]

It's so sad but not unexpected. In a sense he died 2 years ago when the dementia was bad and he ceased to be able to communicate properly.

We're orphans now. He was 79 and our mother died at 75 only 3 years ago. That doesn't give us children a good life expectancy. The age your parents die is the best indicator of how long you will live.

He worked full time as a psychiatrist until he was 77.

So sorry for your loss Xenia

Sorry, Xenia. I know exactly what you are going through.

so sorry for your loss

Xenia so sorry for your loss. Sounds like he had a wonderful life and was very proud of you

Oh Xenia, I'm so sorry to hear about your father. I know he was a great inspiration to you.

Condolences to all your family.

So sorry for your loss Xenia. He sounds an amazing man, working until 77. Alzeheimers is such a cruel, cruel disease.

Sorry for your loss, Xenia.

am very , very sorry for the loss of your father, Xenia. i hope though there is some comfort for you in the release of him from the grasp of the terrible disease. i wish you a long and healthy life. my condolences to you.

Death is always a shock, even when expected-my sympathies to you and your family.

So Sorry Xenia

So sorry, Xenia.

Xenia - so sorry for your loss and thinking of you

Oh, very sorry to hear this Xenia.

I'm very sorry. Apart from the sense of grief and loss, having no living parents is a hard thing to come to terms with; it changed me profoundly. Despite being a mature adult with my own family I felt abandoned - like it was my brother and I alone against the world now. Again, I'm sorry for your loss.

So sorry for your loss Xenia. After reading this thread this morning I cried remembering my dad who died four years ago. I haven't cried for ages over him but I think about him all the time.

Oh Xenia. . I'm so sorry.

so sorry to hear your news. wishing you strength and comfort in the time to come. x

So sorry to hear that Xenia. Take care.x

I am very sorry Xenia
much sympathy to you and your family

Sorry for your loss

So sorry Xenia.

Dementia is cruel. A hideous illness. My grandmother has it, though is 93, and the pain my mother has had for the last 4 years is awful. Partly because there is no end in sight. Physically she is in relatively good nick, but in mind she has gone.

I can imagine that you'd worry about the age your parents died at. However, while it is true that it can be an indication of one's own future, at the same time your formative years and lifestyle would not necessarily have been the same as theirs and therefore it doesn't automatically follow that the same will happen to you. And the more I see of crippling old age among wonderful, fantastic relatives, the less I yearn to be 90.

I'm so sorry.

Deepest sympathies for your loss

I too am sorry for your loss.