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| Papa's hand, I knew he could still feel me.. |
If you do not know what I'm talking about -- my dad died from Papillary Thyroid Cancer a year ago. It was New Year, January 1, 2011. It started in his throat and cancer cells spread like fire going to his lungs. Besides that, I'm still happy that we were able to spend time with him for two years more, since he was diagnosed in 2008.
Until now, I could hardly believe he's gone. I wasn't expecting that out of millions of people, illness would hit one of my loved ones, my father. I couldn't blame the situation, though, because he kept smoking when I was a kid. But still, smoking was his past time to ease stress during his busy days. Aside from cancer, dad also had Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which worsened his condition. Dad had a hard time breathing, and I couldn't take it looking at him suffering.
Well, enough to tell you of the drama, I do not want to cry again. Let me just share you How to Cope with Grief. I know it's not easy, but we can do this slowly.
