I am still in the US with Dad. We spend almost every waking hour together and I continue to feel so grateful for this chance to be with him. He is a brave man. In spite of his age (86) and his enormous loss, he continues to smile and make jokes. He knows we want him to be happy. Right after the funeral, this is how he looked, but by then he knew I was taking the photograph. A few minutes earlier, I had caught him in this pensive state, and I love the look: so thoughtful, so sad, so true.
My heart goes out to you all and my prayers are with you. I just now found this blog and have been reading through all of your entries, Jo. I know your Mom was so proud of all her children and rightly so. I regret that we have all lost touch with one another, but your blog has brought back so many memories, its as if we’ve been in touch all along.
Love, Pat