Thank you

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Thank you to everyone who left kind messages about Dad. I really appreciate it. I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck, I’m usually so in control so it’s been difficult trying to organise everything, especially when I haven’t got a clue about Irish funerals.

It’s been a tough couple of days. I found yesterday very hard, having to see dad at the funeral home. It was difficult trying to be brave for mum. She is very lucky that she has some wonderful neighbours who have been really kind to her.

It really hit home to me who my friends are. It’s at times like this I wish I was back in the UK.

I stayed the night with mum on Saturday night, just after dad died. We spent most of the night just talking. So many strange things happened. I tried phoning mum twice before I went down there….both times the phone my end was ringing and then I got an answering machine….mum doesn’t have an answering machine.
I was wondering if maybe I phoned the wrong number. When I went to mums I checked the caller id and my number came up the two times that I phoned but she said the phone never rang.

Then when I went into the kitchen to make tea I could smell dads aftershave very strongly. Dad hadn’t worn any since he got ill seven years ago. Mum came into the kitchen and could smell it as well.

The dog was going mad and barking as well and looking all around the room.

So I think dad was around trying to let us know he was OK.