The Night My Dad Died
Back in 2006 my dad was 54 when he became really ill
He was having hard time breathing and was beginning to see a doctor
After months of testing thinking it was pneumonia it really turned out to be cancer
When they determined it was cancer of the lungs they gave him 6 months to live
Further testing revealed that it had already spread to his brain and they knocked it down to 4 months to live and, he only lived for 3 more months. I was living in Midland MI at the time and was driving home to Roscommon MI every weekend
I just so happened to be up visiting the night my Dad passed away
When you are living with a loved one who has cancer it is very hard because you are just standing helplessly by watching them wither away
So this was my 3rd or 4th day up north so I decided that night we would get out and go visit some friends and take our minds off things
I said goodbye to my dad and told him I would see him in the morning, and he replied "I hope so". I regret leaving to this day but none the less we left
So my husband (boyfriend at the time) and I went out for a few hours to a friends who were having a bon fire
We stayed and I only had 1 beer and we drove home
By the time we arrived back at my parents' house it was 2 am
We were sleeping in the spare room of my parents' home where they kept their computer
When we entered the room to go to sleep the computer was off
