Said goodbye to my Dad yesterday.
13 February 2011, 06:49 PM
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Thanks for all your support. 
I just got back from spending the weekend at my mums. My brother flies back to Oz on Tue, so it was a weekend of family time. It's been 18 months since we last saw him, and will be Christmas before we are all together again.
It's been a hard weekend, lots of questions about grandad.
We went into town yesterday and bought some helium balloons. We all wrote a letter and the children did some pictures. We attatched them to the balloons and set them off in the evening.
I told the children that if they ever wanted to tell grandad something, this is what they could do.
I just got back from spending the weekend at my mums. My brother flies back to Oz on Tue, so it was a weekend of family time. It's been 18 months since we last saw him, and will be Christmas before we are all together again.
It's been a hard weekend, lots of questions about grandad.
We went into town yesterday and bought some helium balloons. We all wrote a letter and the children did some pictures. We attatched them to the balloons and set them off in the evening.
I told the children that if they ever wanted to tell grandad something, this is what they could do.
13 February 2011, 07:32 PM
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I have been quite open with them about how he died, as I don't think that dressing it up helps them to understand.
They are still very young (almost 4 and 5) so I don't want them getting confused.
I am very greateful that you have all been so supportive here. It's been a great help.
I don't live near my family as I moved away a few years back, so it's nice knowing I have people to confide in.
13 February 2011, 08:42 PM
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18 February 2011, 11:48 PM
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We have literally hundreds of pictures af my dad, and his dad. We have spent a few happy and tearful moments looking through them.
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