The Hardest Day The Happiest Day

(((((anon456)))))) I am so sorry for your loss. What a beautiful and heart breaking story. Praying for you and your family.

Stories like this remind me that there is beauty in the breaking. Thank you for sharing. I am sure that your heart is hurting. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family.

anon456, I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Thank you for sharing what I know was a very difficult story. I lost my dad a few years ago, and I know how your heart is breaking. It is so hard being the nurse daughter, when at a time like this all you want to be is daddy's girl.Hang on to those wonderful memories for that is what will get you through the next hours, days and weeks. I know you said you aren't very religious but that you felt comforted by the prayers of the chaplain. I am praying for you as you go through this time of grief. May you feel comfort in knowing that others who read your story will feel your pain and will be holding you up in prayers and thoughts. May God bless you, your step-mom, your husband, and your dear daughters.

I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story. My heart just goes out to you and your precious family.

So sorry for your loss. It is inspiring how your family has pulled together and been so supportive of all the decisions made, even when you didn't agree. This was beautifully written (I cried my eyes out), you can feel it when you read it--your heart went right into this story. God bless you and your family.

Thank you for sharing. What a wonderful and heartfelt expression of your love. I'm so sorry for your loss and pray for those who will be recipients for your dads organs-he lives on...

what a beautiful story...thank you for sharing!

So sorry that you've had to go through this heartbreaking process. Praying that God continues to bring you comfort in the next several months.I also lost my father recently, I had a few weeks to prepare for it. Seeing him as the patient and being the one that all the family looks to for advice was hard. He was also able to donate his corneas. My children are 3 and 5 and both came to the hospital to visit him before and after his death. Having them there to hold was the comforting thing to me. My 5 y/o daughter did great with everything, every once in a while out of the blue she'll say something like, "Mom, aren't you sad that Grandpa died?" Then I remind her that Grandpa is no longer in pain and he's up in heaven where he got to meet Jesus. Feel free to PM me if you ever need someone to talk to.

So Sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry for your loss. May you and your family have the strength to pull through this so so difficult part of your lives. Thank you for sharing the story

I can't stop crying. There are no words to convey how sorry I am for your loss, but I'm also so glad that you have wonderful memories and were able to be there for your father and for your family. Thank you for having such inspiring strength, and thank you for sharing your story.