A Eulogy For My Father
My father passed away on May 13th due to congestive heart failure. It was expected but it was still a surprise. I was going to visit them anyways--I knew my dad's time was limited due to his condition--but I missed him by two days. I was going to fly down on the 15th. I am torn in so many different directions. I feel so much guilt as I missed seeing him by two days. I was supposed to see them in March but my depression got so severe that I had to go into Intensive Outpatient Program for treatment. Thus, that trip was postponed until May. Now I really regret postponing trip, especially since I hadn't seen him since last July. My dad was my best friend and I did not even get a chance to say goodbye to him. On the other hand, I wonder if this was something that my father planned. Let me explain: after working for over a year in hospice as a social work intern, I learned that people can have somewhat of a say when they depart. So m...