I Miss My Dad


There ain't nothing quite as sad as watching your hero die. One by one, as they fall soon there'll be no heroes at all.
Daddy,
It's a new year, 2002. I miss you more everyday . I wonder if you know that somewhere. I wish I knew something about an afterlife. I was confident about God before you died, but know I have little faith. I am still searching for answers Dad. Attached is a recent letter I sent to a doctor. I know I cannot help you anymore but I feel in my heart that the doctors were so wrong and it was not you time to die. I wish we had done a lot of things different. Your house is not home anymore. It is different, very different without you. Mom has changed a lot of things. You knew she would. I am a different person, but she is not. She has conflict with family all the time. I wish you were here to help. I miss you. Ray misses you so much too. We talk several times a week. Dad, try to visit me. I want to know when you are near. Help me Daddy. I love you. Always, Sher
------------------------ Dear Dr. White: I am contacting you after I have visited your website and reading your article titled Research Interests: Host-Parasite Interactions. I hope you can take the time to read my Dad's story. Although my Dad is gone, I am still in search of answers. The symptoms of Cryptosporidiosis sound so close to my Dad's symptoms. I know I cannot do anything for him now, but I can possibly help someone else later. My dad was admitted into the hospital for dehydration on May 8th, 2001. My Dad died on July 20th. His death certificate indicated cause of death - lung cancer. I know the constant diarrhea killed him. His chronic 24/7 diarrhea dehydrated him several times and he had no relief for the 11 weeks he was hospitalized. His kidneys failed. He was so weak tired. We felt so helpless and couldn't understand why we could not get answers to all our questions and why all the specialist could not help with the diarrhea.
My Dad had 1 chemo treatment and 20 radiation treatments The tumor did not grow but it did not shrink. It was <1cm. He was not a candidate for surgery. He was a heavy smoker.
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