Guest guest Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Anne My sympathies to you and your family. Joyce IPF 3/06 > > Hello everyone, > It is with great sadness that I post this message. My dear sweet > Dad lost his battle with ipf this afternoon around 2:30pm with my > Mother by his side. I received a call at 1:45am that he was having > increasing difficulty breathing and that he thought it would be nice > to have us there. I picked up my Mom and made it to the hospital by > 2:30am, my brother met us there. We spent some quality time with > Dad, talking, joking, reminiscing about our childhoods and the good > times and memories that we shared. > I told him how brave I think he's been through all of this and how > proud I am of him, then I told him that if he felt that he needed to > go and leave us, it was ok, that we would take care of eachother and > everything else. > Approximately 4 hours before he died, he lost consciousness and we > sat with him and held his hands. At 2pm, my Mom suggested that my > brother and I go home for a break and return later. I was just > about home when I got the call that my Dad had passed on so I turned > around and went back to comfort my Mom. > It has been an incredibly difficult week for us. It still doesn't > seem real. How could the Dad that I've always known be gone? There > will be a huge hole in all of our lives from this point on. > I thank all of you for your honestly, love, prayers and support over > the last few months, it has meant so much to me. I will continue to > pray for all of you who fight this battle, > Love, anne > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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