This is a beautiful essay. Thank you for sharing it. I'm so sorry for the loss of your father and your neighbor. It stirs up pain and longing, I'm sure. While I didn't have the same experience when I lost my father over four years ago, your post made me think of that time anyway. Dad was so sick (a four year bout with cancer), and we knew we would lose him, but it shocked me then, and still shocks me now, how often my whole family thinks of him, and how much his death has continued to impact our lives. We have to expect such loss as GenXers, and yet, it's impossible to anticipate how it will feel. ❤️
Beautiful piece, Jenn!
I think about this stuff waaay too much. All I know for sure is I hope when I go, I go like your dad and neighbor.
This is a beautiful essay. Thank you for sharing it. I'm so sorry for the loss of your father and your neighbor. It stirs up pain and longing, I'm sure. While I didn't have the same experience when I lost my father over four years ago, your post made me think of that time anyway. Dad was so sick (a four year bout with cancer), and we knew we would lose him, but it shocked me then, and still shocks me now, how often my whole family thinks of him, and how much his death has continued to impact our lives. We have to expect such loss as GenXers, and yet, it's impossible to anticipate how it will feel. ❤️
You think you’re prepared…and then you’re not. I’m sorry about the loss of your father, too.