Thanks De.
Reality has kind of begun to sink in that he is in the throes of death now. The thoughts that I will not be able to see or talk to him again if I want to run something past him, another engineer, is leaving a void inside.
I have been expecting this moment for some time now and now that it is here it is much more difficult than I had imagined.
Hospice says it could be hours or a few days. They can't say for sure... But they do believe he is paddling his boat to that other shore and is not going to turn around and come back.
So I am saddened and somewhat grieving already.
He was a great man. A mean father, but instilled discipline and hard work ethics in us. He was a example of how to stand up when life knocks you down. He was also my anchor when I was in over my head...
I will truly miss my father......
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