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Dear Berisa....so sorry for the loss of yur father! I have read your posts for so many months now and I know how dedicated you were to your father! I am glad that you are now able to experience peace after so many months of watching your father suffer! You are in my thoughts and prayers.

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Berisa,

I'm so sorry to hear the news. :cry:

I'm glad to know that you feel a bit of peace right now. Your father was a brave inspirational man and I can see you are too. You are such an amazing person and I'm sure your father is so proud of you.

I will be praying for you and your family.

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Dear Berisa -

You and your family are in my every thought and prayer... What a brave and courageous woman you are. Your Dad is already very proud of you! This I am sure. I pray that you will continue to find peace and acceptance of God's wishes and the line that you said about "turning your Dad over into God's hands" was just so very beautiful...." Please stay in touch with us - I particularly have felt very close to you as another daughter taking care of her Dad. With much sympathy and love, Sharon

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Berisa,

I am truly sorry to hear about your dad. Thank you for letting us know. There are no words...

As everyone else has already expressed with great eloquence, you have been a gracious and caring daughter, care-giver, and soul throughout your father's battle. He must have been an extraorinary man to have raised such a daughter.

Please know that our thoughts are with you and we are "here" in case you need to talk through these difficult times.

Sincerely,

Melinda

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In reading this tonight in my e mail it reminded me of your loss

I wish you "Enough"

At an airport, I overheard a father and his

daughter in their last moments together.

They had announced her plane's

departure and standing near the door

she said, "Daddy, our life together has

been more than enough. Your love is all I

ever needed. I wish you enough too, Daddy."

They kissed good-bye and she left. He

walked over towards the window where I

was seated. Standing there I could see

he wanted and needed to cry. I tried not

to intrude on his privacy, but he

welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever

say good-bye to someone knowing it

would be forever?"

"Yes, I have," I replied. Saying that

brought back memories I had of

expressing my love and appreciation for

all my Dad had done for me. Recognizing

that his days were limited, I took the time

to tell him face to face how much he

meant to me So I knew what this man

was experiencing.

"Forgive me for asking, but why is this a

forever good-bye?" I asked.

"I am old and she lives much too far

away. I have challenges ahead and the

reality is, her next trip back will be for my

funeral," he said.

"When you were saying good-bye I heard

you say, 'I wish you enough,may I ask

what that means?"

He began to smile. "That's a wish that

has been handed down from other

generations. My parents used to say it to

everyone."

He paused for a moment and looking up

as if trying to remember it in detail, he

smiled even more. "When we said, 'I wish

you enough,' we were wanting the other

person to have a life filled with enough

good things to sustain them"

He continued and then, turning toward

me, he shared the following as if he were

reciting it from memory:

I wish you enough sun to keep your

attitude bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the

sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep

your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the

smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your

wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all

that you possess.

I wish you enough "Hellos" to get you

through the final "Good-bye"

He then began to sob and walked away.

My friends and loved ones, I wish you

enough.

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