This has been another great day. Brad has been laughing up a storm! The funeral director was a little taken back by our laughter but he got the idea when Brad’s sister spoke up and shared that Brad would have been cracking even more jokes!
Arrangements:
Visitation/Viewing- Tues Nov. 10, 2009 from 6-8pm
at
Donnelly’s Colonial Funeral Home
606 Airport Fwy. (Hwy 183)
Irving, TX 75062
South service road between MacArthur and O’Connor
2nd Visitation/Viewing- Wed. Nov. 11, 2009 from 12-3pm
Same funeral home
Celebration of Life-Memorial Service
Wed. November 11, 2009
5:00pm
Farine Elementary
615 Metker
Irving, TX 75062
(from funeral home-exit to service road, at light turn left, go through 2 stoplights, and the next left will be Metker, go past the church and daycare-school is on the right.)
November 7th, 2009 at 06:47pm
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Now you won’t have to guess if this is Tami or Brad writing. However, I might just throw in some misspelled words to throw you off now and again! About 24 hours ago from right now I lost my forever best friend, confidant, and love. Yesterday, I had about 1,000,000 conversations about Brad. Every single one of them was filled with laughter and joy. Brad was a great guy. I spent more of my life with him than before I met him. I have a huge hole in my path right now but with the love and support I have felt from everyone, that hole was passable yesterday and hopefully with time will be the same each day.
Brad used this blog as sort of a therapy for dealing with cancer. I now will use this blog as sort of a therpy for dealing with grief. Hopefully, it will touch hearts and bring laughter along the way making this new adventure easier for me, Katie and the millions of others in the world grieving.
Cancer sucks. That’s it. Nothing else to say on that topic.
MD Anderson. You gave Brad 2 1/2 more years of life with me and Katie. Some days were great, some not so great. We ALWAYS knew we were in the best hands. From day 1, we felt your love and care that permeated from your souls for those with the disease and those who were caretakers and supporters. I can’t thank you enough. I was glad to put my “Smart Chip” in the slot yesterday for the last time. You guys gotta work on that parking fee, seriously!
Family-As we have said, you guys have carried us through this battle. We love you all so much. Brad loved everyone of you and so do Katie and I. He would not wish this disease on anyone else in our circle. As for any of your current faults, Katie did tell me that three of you swept the living room floor yesterday at separate times. My floor is probably in shock. Feel free to sweep if that helps you through this time, but know that I don’t expect it and neither does my floor really!
Friends- Good grief! (What exactly does that mean? Am I experiencing that phrase for the first time?) Yesterday, we found out just how small our house is between people and food filling it up. Last year we “downsized” seriously when we bought this place. God put in place just what needed to be happening right when we needed it. You guys have been put into our lives for certain times right when we needed it. I don’t think I have laughed so much as I did yesterday. I was so blessed to know that Brad made everyone laugh. All in all, it was a really good day yesterday. Brad always said that if the worst thing that was going to happen with him is that one day he would wake up in the arms of Jesus then ok…he felt he was in a win/win situation. He worried mostly about me and Katie left on this side. We are going to need help. Be there for us. Just don’t think you all need to sweep! We love you guys.
Now, I fell asleep quickly tonight because I had only one hour of sleep before the “crisis of the end” phone calls started coming. I was exhausted. Then tonight, I woke up and reality smacked me in the face again. So I checked the blog and facebook. Wow…today’s form of grieving. Hmmmmm. I can beginning to feel tired again so I am going to try to sleep some more. Pray for Katie and I, and our family and friends during the next few days as many decisions will be made as to where, when and how we will celebrate Brad’s earthly life. I can promise you this- won’t be stuffy, won’t be sad, won’t be short either probaby! Oh…Brad would hate that I just said that- his attention span wouldn’t last a long celebration. But…I guess this time, he is -in a sense- a captive audience.
November 7th, 2009 at 02:49am
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