Yes, It's been a long time again...21 March 2023

There's a reason there's been no blog posting, besides me not having any creative mojo to get creating.  Sadly my father had been really ill. He went into hospital again in January for a week then came home. He was only home a week and had to go back.

One thing after another kept happening to my  poor daddy and in the end his body couldn't handle it any longer.  John Ellington Philip Hiscott left us on the night of 21st February 2023. His body had finally had enough. 

I made the long two day drive by myself up to be with him. My brother, niece & nephew rushed up as well.  We believe what the doctors said that the last sense to go is hearing because we were all in his room for hours. Including Miaa my niece's little 1yr old.  We think Dad was hanging on to see Miaa one last time.His only great grandchild.  Sadly he never woke up but we recon he heard us all because it was only hours after I finally left the hospital to get some much needed sleep when the doctors called us to say he'd passed on. 

Dad's funeral was held that Friday with just us immediate family there.  It's what he would have wanted. We managed to pull together some beautiful photos for a power point to one of his favourite songs.  As I was driving all the way up from country Victoria I kept hearing this beautiful song called How to I say Goodbye by Dean Lewis. I believe that was a message. I played it for my brother & sister who agreed we should have it during the funeral as well. 

We also had a bit of humour because what would it have been with out some.  Our father was always the happiest easy go lucky man.  He always made us laugh and smile so how fitting we should send him off to Always look on the Bright Side of Life by Eric Idol of Monty Python fame. 

We all went out for dinner that night to celebrate Dad's life and it was a long one of 89 years.  Though the last couple were spent mostly in hospital, his sense of humor never left him. We shall always miss you Daddy. I hate that I can't pick the phone up any more and hear your voice or pick you brains for cooking ideas. I have stored away in my mind and heart all the love and caring and advice you've given me and will always be grateful you were my Daddy, my JohnBoy! 

 

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M.A.M. Mondays Are Marvelous - 3rd Dec 2018!

Hi everyone, welcome to a new week,

Monday again & yes, they are Marvelous!

Last week was a bit of a right off blogging & creating wise because I spent some of it traveling up to the central coast and back.  OMGoodness were you one of the crazies like me driving in that torrential rain on Wednesday and Thursday in Sydney and up along the central coast?  If I didn't have to get my father down to Oncology at Gosford hospital and back, I'd have hibernated inside and created up a storm. 

As it was, it was good for me to get away from home for a few days, concentrate on driving safely and be there for my Daddy as he saw his oncologist.  I'm so glad I was there because it seems men never ask the 'right' questions. LOL My father and my son didn't tell me half of what I got out of the oncologist and what a beautiful man he is too. 

I'm greatly relieved to have been able to ask questions that I know my father would have forgotten.  He didn't have any scans. This visit was to make sure he didn't have any bad affects/reactions etc to the radiation treatment.  It keeps working inside him for quite a while after the last course was given.  I am in awe of medical advancement these days and it was really eye opening and heart warming to have so much explained that the average person doesn't know.   Dad has his first CT scan since the radiation treatment, on 23rd January so I'll be there with him when that is done too.  Depending what they find, he'll have scans every 3 months for the rest of his life. 

Plus I got to see this gorgeous little man along with my son & DIL! Happy days!





So that was last week.  I'm sorry there wasn't a FF@F post but I am trying to put something together for this week's posts.  Life happens, computering and the internet takes a back seat.  Tutu Tuesday and FF@F'ish are my 'babies' and I love creating them for you all!  Mondays are Marvelous is a bonus, Mondays mean we've had a great weekend, we are forging on with a new week and new experiences!

Til next time,

happy stamping, colouring, creating & living!