Dad

I need to back up. I was trying to do things in order, but need to do this before it seems way to out of place. My Dad went on to the next life on July 15th. He had been suffering for three years with Lewy body disease. The top photos was taken about three years ago when he was still doing pretty good. Lewy body is like having Parkinson's and Alzheimer's together. So he became really funny, but it also terrified him. He was trying to get in the car with us when we were leaving. So my Mom was having to hold him back. I just love the mischievous smile on his face.

This is he and baby Meadow a year ago when we thought we were loosing him. He somehow began walking again and we got to have another year with him.
The last couple of years my Dad required constant care. Mom and others fed him every bite. My brother Adam showered him and dressed him everyday. Sweet people from town sat with him so my Mom could run errands. Everyone commented on how they were glad to have time with him. Even though he is gone he feels more here than ever. He has now escaped his clouded mind and has his real mind back. It is sad, but I am glad he didn't have to suffer any more. He was such a great Dad to me. I love how he loved Seb, he just gravitated to him. He also totally lit up for my kids, and I. Only a week and a half before he died he was at a family reunion and knew who I was. We didn't realize he would be gone so soon or we would have soaked him up a little longer. Thankfully he died with Mom holding him. And she was able to spend a lot of time with him before they took him to the funeral home. I am so grateful to have even had him in my life and I feel so proud and lucky that he was my Dad. My sister's blog has even more on him.