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06 Oct 2008 09:01 PM

We buried my Dad today

Today was a very tough day.  We buried my Dad today.  We arrived at the cemetery at 2pm today for the ceremony, which included a bagpiper, a bugaler, and an honor guard with a flag ceremony.   It was an awesome ceremony, however, extremely emotional and overwhelming. They put his gravesite under a tree overlooking the ocean.  What a beautiful view he has daily.

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17 Sep 2008 04:46 PM

Day 5

The crying bouts are less.  The emptiness still weighs heavy though.  We finished the obituary today.  Along with creating a couple of websites as a memorial to my Dad.  I called the family from out of town to notify them of the memorial date and burial date. I feel sad all the time.  I know it will subside, but sometimes I wish it would just go away for a while.

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16 Sep 2008 08:12 AM

The hard road continues

Everyone says that when you lose someone that time will heal. Today is Day 4. Yesterday we met with the Mortuary to begin the process of the memorial services and burial for my Dad. As we pulled up to the building, it was almost surreal, not still fully believing what was happening.

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16 Sep 2008 09:43 AM

New member - support for Cancer

Hello everyone. I joined this site as a way to voice my feelings about the recent death of my father due to refound and metastasized colon cancer.

15 Sep 2008 05:12 PM

Has cancer affected your family?

Have we been affected? Yes. My father endured numerous maladies - hepatitis C (before it was called that), arthritis, gall bladder disease, liver disease, and finally colon cancer.