My Dad Is Gone.

[weirdlet]

My dad is gone.  He wasn't feeling well yesterday (in a way that he's survived before), so we cleaned up the place and as he got worse, we called the ambulance.  I stepped away because I couldn't handle it, and Mom gave me the details when I got back in and it turns out he had a heart attack, possibly two, at the behest of his failing kidneys.  He never woke up, never really stabilized, and we realized- he himself was probably gone before the ambulance came.

We let him go, and he passed around 5:30. 

I've been bracing for this for years, but it still- it shouldn't have happened now.  Of course it had the potential to happen, of course I couldn't push him into healthier habits even as I was caring for him, but- it can't happen now.

But it has.

We put on his music, let him off the tube, and I told him that we loved him, to give our love to Becky and to go in peace.

Just- *fuck*.

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[water-soter.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I am so sorry, sweetie. I know how this feels. With my dad, it happened kind of suddenly. Then he was in a coma for about a week then we took him off life support. I don't know if either knowing that it was coming or having it happen so suddenly makes the blow easier to bear. I am just so sorry for your loss. More than I can put in words. If you need anything, feel free to pm me. *hugs*