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Tuesday 1st May - Dads Anniversary

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Posted by: knightrider45 Tuesday 1st May 2007, 4:39pm
Last edited 01/05/2007 4:39pm by knightrider45

Todays the Anniversary. At 7.30am (ish) on this day in 1981 I went downstairs as a 16 year old boy and found my dad sitting up on the settee, dead, having been woken by my mums scream from downstairs.

The rest of the day went by in a blur. I remember putting my hand on my Dads neck to check for a pulse, like they did in the films in those days, feeling his cold, hard stiffness and my mum really upset next to me. I called the ambulance, who also called our doctor, and the rest of the day was spent in turmoil.

That day alone is responsible for instilling in me my chronic sense of urgency. The congential heart condition inherited by my male family line had killed him after a long, 2 year illness. He was 49.

I must also mention the other father figure in my life too. His name was Bill, and he is my wifes dad. Today is also his anniversary for he also died on this date, 10 years ago, pre empting absolute chaos for our plans moving down here from the Midlands. Bill died in the QE hospital. Overtime, we had grown close from being total strangers.

So, all told, May 1st is not particularily brilliant for me. It has, however, taught me that life is valuable and we each owe it to ourselves to get the most out of our life before it ends, as one day, soon, it surely will.

So, today, I have no moans. I am just appreciating this valuable gift of life, and remembering two of the most important men in my life. I am looking forward to midnight though, because then, it will be another new day.

Until tomorrow,

Paul

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