Not such a happy little me

Hello, my lovely blog friends. Hope you're keeping well and have had a happy Christmas and new year time. It hasn't been such a happy time here as my darling dad suddenly and sadly passed away on December 29th.

 

For a chap of 85, he had been in reasonable health, although he had been having a few issues caused by low white blood cell counts, but after a transfusion last year, he had appeared to have got over this. Anyway, he had been feeling poorly on Christmas eve but at the time Mum thought it just to be a bit of a "bug", they came to my house boxing day and he managed a little dinner but really wasn't himself. By the next day we'd had the doctor out to him and by the evening we had him taken into hospital as it was clear that he wasn't well at all. After being admitted onto a ward and meds being given to treat a chest infection/pneumonia. On the Sunday night, the phone call came that he wasn't likely to make the night, we rushed to the hospital and when we got there the Doctors were with him, but it was too late and he was gone. 

 

I wanted to share this photo as, when I was a little girl, I was always holding on to my Dad's hand and this was the very last thing I did too.

 

He was a lovely soul, a proper "old school" gentleman and always had time for everyone. He never swore and very rarely spoke badly of anyone, he also had a wonderful sense of humour too.....which I definitely have inherited.  I miss him so much, but I do take comfort in knowing that he went peacefully.

 

His funeral will be next Friday, and as I type I am in the process of printing out the Order of Service sheets (this is largely why I have the time to write this post)  

 

As you can imagine, this is a time to be focussing on family, rather than crafting or blogging, but I will be back with you all soon xx

.......just to add, and I know my Dad would chuckle and agree - this wasn't a recent photo!