Saturday 24 December 2011

My Dad

My dad passed away on Wednesday morning. He'd been seriously ill for a number of years now having being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a particularly nasty Alzheimer's variant as well as having Bowel Cancer in recent months. Whilst it wasn't a surprise it was still a shock and I'm a bit all over the place. I decided rather than sit around today to pick up a paintbrush and paint something. Whilst my Dad wasn't a wargamer he was a very good artist and painter so it helped to do something he encouraged me in.

It's funny what memories come flooding back, some long forgotten like eating smoked yellow fish on Fridays (which I haven't done since I was knee high...), the no TV on Christmas Day rule and also, from a wargaming point of view, the regular presents of Roco Minitanks be bought me from Trapnall's model shop in Weston-super-Mare.

It has also brought to the forefront the need to enjoy what we have and not put things off until tomorrow so my only New Year project as such will be geared to making an effort to play more games with Saul in 2012...

20 comments:

  1. My condolences on your and your family's loss.

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  2. My condolences for your loss.

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  3. Steve,

    Our thoughts are with mate...

    It is never a good time for this, but it seems especially sad at this time of year!

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  4. Sorry to hear about your bad news.

    I know what it's like so can appreciate to some degree how you must be feeling.

    Best Wishes

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  5. Hi Steve,

    Please accept our sincerest and deepest sympathy for your loss - very best wishes to you, SWMBO and Saul.

    All the best,

    DC

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  6. So sorry to here your sad news, deepest sympathy.

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  7. My sincere condolences and sympathy

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  8. My sincere and heartfelt condolences for your loss.

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  9. I am so sorry to hear this news, there is little that can be said at this time, as I all to well know, but my thoughts are with you and your family at this time.

    God Bless

    Tony

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  10. My thoughts of with you and your family.

    CS

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  11. Heartfelt Condolences and our sincere sympathy for your loss. I've had a similar experience myself, and the world will feel smaller for a long time.

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  12. Thanks everyone, much appreciated.

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  13. I am sorry to hear this Steve, I think you have done the right thing though, considering the now rather than the tomorrow. As Tony has said, there is little that I can say, especially on the internet.

    My condolences to Yourself, Saul and Karen, along with the rest of your family.

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  14. My father also died at Xmas. My condolences.

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  15. My deepest condolences, I trust you will forgive my prayers for you and your family.
    M J Ney

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  16. My condolences on your loss.

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