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My Dad's Alzheimer's is taking the best of him and now he is in the hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, dehydrated and likely his days are few....I spoke with my Mom this morning (AM Tokyo time... afternoon in NC USA) My Mom has been strong during these last few months. Sixty plus years they have been best friends and side by side... always enjoying the simple pleasures together.
This is a man who was with Special Forces during WWII, received A Bronze Star and farmed the lands of North Carolina and absolutely loved little Children. A gentle soft spoken man of Cherokee land, maintained physical fitness of his youth thru-out his life.
I sit here in a hotel far away and wonder why the exit in life cannot be more graceful and honorable as the life itself? Grateful I have time to ponder these thoughts and come to terms with the details of it all.
This song by Paul Peterson has always been a favorite since I was a little girl in the 60's....
My Dad Lyrics
musician: Paul Petersen
He isn't much in the eyes of the world
He'll never make history
No, he isn't much in the eyes of the world
But he is the world to me
My dad, now here is a man
To me he is everything strong
No, he can't do wrong, my dad
My dad, now he understands
When I bring him troubles to share
Oh, he's always there, my dad
When I was small I felt ten feet tall
When I walked by his side
And everyone would say "That's his son"
And my heart would burst with pride
My dad, oh I love him so
And I only hope that some day
My own son will say
"My dad now here is a man"
Paul Petersen - My Dad Lyrics
Collage of My Dad & Me below....
In his Military Uniform with German coins and German postmarked letter he wrote to
my Grandma.....on top of old leather journal..... I've had these memories and keepsakes since
I was a little girl... put them into a collage in 2005 visit home. Most recent visit home this
summertime..2010.
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