Another Loss
I don't think you ever get used to people you love dying. If you did I don't know if that would be a good thing. My Dad's girlfriend died of cancer Friday morning. She was practically my stepmom. My Dad is an alcoholic that just got worse after my parents got a divorce. Kathleen helped my Dad overcome most of his alcoholism. She understood where he was coming from.
A few months ago she fell because she had a lot of fluid around her heart therefore her heart didn't have the room to pump blood to her legs. They almost had to amutate one of her legs, but she was spared. At that time they found tumors in her lungs. She started chemo treatments that seemed to work because her tumors were getting smaller but after a few weeks they realized that the cancer was starting to spread. She gradually got worse. My Dad was there for her every step of the way. He really took care of her.
My Dad has had a really rough year and I just wish he could get a break for a change. He knows that Kathleen is not hurting anymore... he reminded me of that, but I know that he is hurting. I have really seen a different side to my Dad these last few months and this just breaks my heart.
posted by Laura @ 9:48 PM
2 Comments:
Laura, I will pray for your dad on my ride home today.
laura,
i have read your comments on the blogs of several of my friends...and so i thought i would look at yours. all i can say is that i will pray...no words can make it better. but i will pray that God will comfort you and your dad and give understanding and show up in ways you never imagined. my heart goes out to your dad.. especially because my dad just recently passed away and he too was an alcoholic..so i can identify with some of the things you have endured...but I cling to the promise and gift of God's grace and that He is bigger than we can wrap our little minds around. so yeah took that long just to let you know i will be praying...man...need to take some lessons from justin tanner here..short and to the point.
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