hi all 5 weeks ago my dad fell out of bed in his care home and broke his hip, he had alziemers which didnt help matters,unfortunatly he had gone down hill from then and today he finally passed away, my sisters were very close to him and will miss him dearly. as for me i see it a final release for a man who had served in the forces for 22yrs in such places as malaya singapore borneo in the 60s during the uprisings and unrest at that time. he also served in germany on 2 occasions,but the last 20 yrs he had suffered the onset of alziemers in the end he recognized no one but my eldest sister who to her credit looked after dad since our mother died some 10 yrs earlier i hope now he can rest in peace with the dignity he deserved i wil remember the days we used to go fishing and the like, regards dave
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me to sorry , ive recently lossed my nan and my mother in law , my nan long illness and two weeks after that my mother in law suddenley, so i know what your going through, he is in peice now reunited with your mum.
Brian.
Brian.
Sincere condolances to you and your family Dave.
I think you are being very wise in remembering him as he would have liked to be.
Kindest regards,
Toddy
I think you are being very wise in remembering him as he would have liked to be.
Kindest regards,
Toddy
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Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Sincere condolances mate. Pretty succinct eulogy, and as has already been said he's at peace now.
Can't really say much else except chin up.
Can't really say much else except chin up.
Yes. We are always here for you.
My Dads still alive, but he has outlived two wives, hes very lonley now, and I do for him what I can.
Hopefully one day he will recover and go dating...hes still got time, though at the moment he sometimes feels as if he hasnt
My Dads still alive, but he has outlived two wives, hes very lonley now, and I do for him what I can.
Hopefully one day he will recover and go dating...hes still got time, though at the moment he sometimes feels as if he hasnt
Sorry for your loss Dave, i lost my Nan last Tuesday so i know the pain. My condolances to you and your family.
I can understand and offer my sympathy. My mother finally succumbed, almost a year ago, after a steady continuous decline with Alzheimer's over the past ten years, until she recognised nobody and could do nothing for herself. It was a great release for us when she finally went, and I've told my children that if I ever get towards that state, take me up to the highlands in the winter and leave me without a coat.
My advice is remember, but get on with your own lives - I'm sure that is what most parents would want their children to do.
Geoff
My advice is remember, but get on with your own lives - I'm sure that is what most parents would want their children to do.
Geoff
I'm very sorry for your loss Dave. My thoughts are with you & your family. My old Mum died around this time last year from an alziemers related illness. It's hard to bear the loss of someone close to you, but to be free of alziemers is, perhaps, a blessing. I find that when I now think of my Mum I see her happy & healthy in my mind's eye and not as she was in her last years. I hope that one day that is how you'll be able to remember you Dad. That doesn't soften the blow now though.
Hi Dave, I am very sorry to hear of your loss.
We had our 'Annus horrablis' Last year with five deaths in the family (My mum, Wifes dad both cancer, uncle, etc etc) as well as mother in law having a bad car crash.
It is very hard sometimes to 'not' think about the death. But thinking about how they were at there best is what I try to do.
Its one year to the day that my mum died and I try to celibrate her life not her death.
So every since my dad died (ten years ago).
On his birthday I have a drink and drink to 'his life'
I will be doing the same with the others.
Alan
We had our 'Annus horrablis' Last year with five deaths in the family (My mum, Wifes dad both cancer, uncle, etc etc) as well as mother in law having a bad car crash.
It is very hard sometimes to 'not' think about the death. But thinking about how they were at there best is what I try to do.
Its one year to the day that my mum died and I try to celibrate her life not her death.
So every since my dad died (ten years ago).
On his birthday I have a drink and drink to 'his life'
I will be doing the same with the others.
Alan
Very sad Dave, but I'm sure the chap is out fishing even as I type this. Alziemers is a cruel illness often affecting family and loved ones more than the person; my thoughts are with you.
I too feel for you and yours, but if it helps...
Old soldiers never do die nor fade away. Remember him and his gift of life to you and smile away. His legacy is in all of yours' hearts and let your memories of him be as the vital and loving father he was.
I learned this after loosing my daughter some years ago and now I can smile and remember her.
Not earth shattering advice but something not to be learned the hard way.
Remember him well
Acorn
Old soldiers never do die nor fade away. Remember him and his gift of life to you and smile away. His legacy is in all of yours' hearts and let your memories of him be as the vital and loving father he was.
I learned this after loosing my daughter some years ago and now I can smile and remember her.
Not earth shattering advice but something not to be learned the hard way.
Remember him well
Acorn
I'm very sorry for your loss, but understand that you and the family could welcome the release. Alzheimers is such a cruel condition for the individual and those close to them. You lose someone by degrees with Alzheimers and dementia.
Remember him as he was, and be sure that deep inside he always was the man he used to be. Be sure to get sometime to mourn in the next few busy days and weeks. You will never get this time back.
Peaks
Remember him as he was, and be sure that deep inside he always was the man he used to be. Be sure to get sometime to mourn in the next few busy days and weeks. You will never get this time back.
Peaks
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