Hi Everyone
Two days into my 2 week long vacation I got an unexpected call, during the very first hike I was doing with a friend. We were basically in the middle of nowhere. My father had a heart attack while driving back home from a camping trip, the car ended up in a ditch. My mom was in the car but was not physically hurt.. although she is still in shock I think.
We all rushed to the hospital my dad was being treated in as fast as we could.. Luckily my friend was able to drive me to a place where my sister and her husband (and the rest of their family) could pick me up, on their way to the hospital (I got there via train initially, and like I said this was basically in the middle of nowhere)
We spent 3 days and 2 nights in the hospital and my dad was in a very rough condition but we always had hope.
He ended up passing away on August 17th at 1:20pm, right after my mom, my sisters, me, my mom's sister, and her husband completed saying a set of rosary prayers for him, kneeling around the bed. It was like he was waiting for that last prayer, before he passed. That gave us some comfort, although in the grand scheme of things we were inconsolable.. Since then we have been keeping ourselves busy planning the funeral and making sure everything is done the way my dad would have wanted.
I will probably not be around here for a while, but I don't really know. After the funeral I will have to look after my mom and make sure she's okay. I might move in with her for a while, but like I said, I don't really know what's going to happen. I already told work that I will likely need some time off after this is all finished. It will never really feel finished, but on friday we will not have anything to focus on in terms of planning.. That's when I will have to take some time to grieve. I have not had any time to do that.
If you would like to read the obituary,
you can do so here.
I have already been receiving tons of messages of support, thoughts, and prayers, and it's been tough to keep up with it all during everything else happening.. So please accept my thanks in advance, as I might not be around much here over the next couple weeks, to respond.