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    My dad is around

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    Most of you that are longtimers on here know how my dad and the New York Giants went together like peanut butter and jelly.....well this weekend I took my son up to NY for his first New York Giant game. They are going to start in a new stadium next year and it was important to me to take him where my dad took me.

    We stopped at the cemetery first and the Giant flag we put next to the headstone at his funeral was still there. The Giants started off well this year but have been falling apart lately. Connor walked up the gravesite and said "Cappy the Giants could use your help today." It was so cute.

    Well I fluctuated between sadness and euphoria all day but Connor's enthusiasm kept me going. What a game! The Giants weren't doing too well in the first quarter and Connor took out my dad's hat that we gave him after the Giants won the Superbowl and put it on for "luck". Well, the Giants turned it around and whipped Dallas' butt and after the game Connor looked at me and said "I think Cappy heard us!"

    Getting Worse--Updated 12/07

    in MEMBER UPDATES

    Posted

    I'm sorry for the not so good news but Tarceva gave my dad so much time without the harsh side effects of Chemo. Maybe it will be her lucky charm. I'm with Sue on the Tarceva cost please check with the company that makes it. They were able to help my girlfriends' mom with the cost.

    Richard Kaufman ~ dadstimeon

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    I am so, so, sad to hear this news today. Rich reminded me so much of my dad. We had pm'd back and forth regarding heart and blood thinner issues. He was such a source of inspiration and information. He was the Energizer bunny.....nothing stopped him. He always just moved forward with such a positive attitude.

    My heart breaks for his family. They will be in my thoughts and prayers. He will be sorely missed.

    I don't remember if I ever posted this

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    Nick,

    What a great story! I have had quite a few very vivid dreams of my dad where we are driving down a road (I'm driving :) and we are talking about what has been going on with me, the family, the kids, etc... I tell him funny stories and he just laughs and laughs just like I remember him laughing when he was alive. They are so comforting and leave me with such a wonderful peaceful feeling. I truly believe that my dad stops by to visit in my dreams :) Just I am sure that she brings those beautiful smiles to your daughter's lips when she is sleeping :)

    Pink Football

    in GENERAL

    Posted

    Patti,

    That is all I could think about while watching the Giants game today......I think a letter is a good start. I may have to find some time to do the same thing!

    Giants are 3 and 0 and I miss my dad

    in GRIEF

    Posted

    Some of you who have been around awhile know that my dad and the Giants went together like peanut butter and jelly. Last year after he died I had such a hard time getting into the football season. I love it like he did and that was our "thing". This year it has been easier to enjoy it but I still feel such a huge void. It will never be the same again. I try to make new memories with my kids like he did for me but that is hard too... Its finally cold enough to wear his Giant jacket in the mornings and I know he is around. I

    I sit and watch Connor playing flag football and half the time all I can think is....Dad would love this.....

    My husband's car engine blew yesterday. It was the car we bought from my dad. I know somewhere he was laughing while my husband was standing on the side of Interstate 95 because my husband is not good with taking care of cars and it drove my dad nuts! Of course, now he is stranded on a golf trip in Myrtle Beach and I'm running around looking for another used car to buy which sucks because in the past my dad would be the one helping me. He helped me buy my current car and took the test drive, etc.... So, on a wing and a prayer I am trying to think of what he would advise me to do and then just close my eyes and make the best decision possible....

    It just hurts sometimes and I think the more time that goes by the more I realize he is really gone and the more I miss him :( Of course, losing an ovary a couple of months ago might not be helping :) Stupid Hormones......

    Thanks for Listening!

    Tammy

    Jury awards $13.8 million to Smoker's Daughter

    in LUNG CANCER IN THE NEWS

    Posted

    I agree with feeling guilty about taking the money. I am hoping that the bulk of it gets donated to lung cancer research or the research of addiction. There was a chance that my dad's original laryngeal cancer and subsequent lung cancer was caused by Agent Orange while he was in Vietnam. He filed and was initially denied until I did some research and after re-submission he was approved and did get money every month until he died. That money helped him go to Hopkins and get the specific treatments he wanted by the doctors he wanted without having to worry so much about insurance. My mom now gets a portion of that money each month.

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