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https://scottdimmich.com/2021/09/17/lessons-in-grief-what-25-years-without-my-father-has-taught-me/ Just Weather And Other Musings Tue, 21 Sep 2021 02:07:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://scottdimmich.com/2021/09/17/lessons-in-grief-what-25-years-without-my-father-has-taught-me/#comment-183 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 02:07:59 +0000 https://scottdimmich.com/?p=4928#comment-183 […] Lessons In Grief: What 25 Years Without My Father Has Taught Me […]

]]> https://scottdimmich.com/2021/09/17/lessons-in-grief-what-25-years-without-my-father-has-taught-me/#comment-182 Sat, 18 Sep 2021 15:39:32 +0000 https://scottdimmich.com/?p=4928#comment-182 Thank you for this….so much

]]> https://scottdimmich.com/2021/09/17/lessons-in-grief-what-25-years-without-my-father-has-taught-me/#comment-181 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:04:25 +0000 https://scottdimmich.com/?p=4928#comment-181 Hi Scott, Thank you for this. My dad has been gone for 44 years. He died of cancer at 57. but at least I was 29 yrs old at the time. You never have enough time with your dad but at least I was an adult and not an 11-year-old boy. I learned he had 6 months to live and 3 days later he was gone. I never got to say good bye and I miss him every day, especially at those important moments in my life. Forever wondering if he would be proud of the man I have become since he died. It is a strange feeling to be older than both your parents. They died at 57 and 66 I am now 73.

]]> https://scottdimmich.com/2021/09/17/lessons-in-grief-what-25-years-without-my-father-has-taught-me/#comment-180 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:50:52 +0000 https://scottdimmich.com/?p=4928#comment-180 I lost my Dad 52 years ago, he was 61. I was 22. I lived with my Mom until I got married a few years later. I think as I get older, I miss them both more and more. Maybe it’s because I am older now (74) and getting weary of life as we are experiencing it now. Oh, how I long to see and be with them again. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, it was a very meaningful post.

]]> https://scottdimmich.com/2021/09/17/lessons-in-grief-what-25-years-without-my-father-has-taught-me/#comment-179 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:16:18 +0000 https://scottdimmich.com/?p=4928#comment-179 I lost my mom to cancer. I was 18 years old when she died. I never allowed my self to grieve.
I felt it was my job to look after my dad.
I was number 9 of 9 children. They never came around or help me grieve. I am now 61 years old.
It’s a hard way to live life.Finally I realized I allow her to live through me. Our memories and grief l
I feel are one of the same. Both can make us sad or happy. I have also lost my Dad, 5 brothers and 1 sister. Time goes by so quickly. Stay well and find that happiness. It’s very hard but can change life’s perspective.

]]> https://scottdimmich.com/2021/09/17/lessons-in-grief-what-25-years-without-my-father-has-taught-me/#comment-178 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:25:29 +0000 https://scottdimmich.com/?p=4928#comment-178 I lost my mom to metastatic breast cancer in May 2017. Mom had been a survivor of breast cancer for many many years until it came back with a vengeance and she was done fighting. And a few weeks later she was gone. We have the old 8mm soundless tapes and some great videos thanks to smartphones. Reading your post hit home bc I don’t know if I’ve fully grieved. Thank you for sharing.

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