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By: Leah @Bookieboo

Leah @Bookieboo — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:57:18 +0000

I miss my father too. He passed away from cancer over 3 years ago. I have vivid pictures of him in my head from when he was almost gone. I hate that. I helped my mom care for him for 8 months before he died.

Ten years before he died he had a heart attack that almost killed him. From that point on, he got healthy. I remember him doing alot of walking in the mornings and eating oatmeal. And he made my mom rid the house of “crap” he would call it. And he went back to church and had 10 really really good years.

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By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:45:23 +0000

Now I know who ate all the good ones!

Grabbing the big box of pictures always helps me. Just random things though out the day remind me of her. Doesn’t help that we have her genes and we look like her..short and stocky. :P So looking in the mirror I always see her looking back at me.

I love my lil sis!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:29 +0000

Make that 5 1/2 years ago that my daddy passed away. Man, time goes too quickly…it’s amazing really how you manage to continue to live your life after losing someone close to you…but I know it would have been harder without good memories.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:53:32 +0000

You keep their memory alive by doing exactly what you are doing. Memories don’t truly go away….they fade but they are always there to be called up when needed. Reliving the happy moments you shared with your mom either by yourself or with your kids help keep the memories more clear. It also lets you share some of your loved one with your kids.

I too have been reliving memories lately because yesterday was my moms birthday. She passed almost 12 years ago from lung cancer. My father followed her 4 1/2 years ago. I miss them. I hate that my youngest daughter never knew my mother and is too young to remember my father. Their faces are dimming in my memory but the love they gave me and the things they taught me are alive and well.