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Happy Birthday, Daddy ♥

Foxy MopFoxy Mop Posts: 2,823
edited February 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
In light yesterday's events, I thought I'd share something on here that I posted to Facebook..


Today would be my Dad's 73 birthday if he was here with us now. He died 8 years ago after a long battle with cancer. He had been diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia back when I was only 16 years old. They gave him 3 months to live, but he refused to believe that and fought for his life. He got into clinical medical trials and did all kinds of treatments to see if it could stave off the disease.

Throughout his cancer, he suffered many setbacks and almost died on the table a few times over. But still, he lived on...to see me graduate high school, go to college, graduate college, walk me down the isle, plant trees in my garden and see his legacy continue on with the birth of my Bean, who he helped to name. He lived, out of sheer determination, strength of will and absolute love for me and my Mom.

His determination, his never accepting 'no', his unwavering all-encompassing love are the examples that I try to live my life by. Life is too short to hold back anything. Life is too precious to waste not fighting for what is good and right and true. I have been blessed with the most amazing gift...years with my Daddy.

Because of that blessing I wanted to pay it forward and got involved with Wishlist Foundation. I want to give back to the world and people around me in thanks to God and the Universe that had been so kind to me time and again by giving me those extra years with him.

My Daddy taught me that only the true rewards in life worth having come from hard work and tough decisions; that all we really have is our integrity and morals when we leave this world, and our legacy is the memories of those that we touch in our lives... and really, all we can do is try, and never give up. ♥

Oh dear Dad, can you see me now? I am myself, like you somehow...

Happy Birthday, Daddy.

I love you ♥
☆ Wishlist Foundation ☆

This is my kind of love...
♥♥♥
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  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    Happy Birthday to Foxy Mop's Foxy Daddy :)


    - all my love to you Laura :)
    The best use of Life is Love.
    The best expression of Love is Time.
    The best time to Love is Now.


    I'm never as good as when you're there.........
  • EvilClosetMonkeyEvilClosetMonkey Posts: 510
    Your dad did an awesoness awesome job :)
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    your dad sounds a lot like how my mom was when she was diagnosed


    happy birthday to your dad, laura
  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    'Happy Birthday' to your daddy Laura...a very wonderful and special man gave life to a really wonderful, loving, generous and caring daughter.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    Happy Birthday...and thank you!
  • PJPixiePJPixie Posts: 3,026
    RKCNDY wrote:
    'Happy Birthday' to your daddy Laura...a very wonderful and special man gave life to a really wonderful, loving, generous and caring daughter.


    .........and it continues with Bean :)
    The best use of Life is Love.
    The best expression of Love is Time.
    The best time to Love is Now.


    I'm never as good as when you're there.........
  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    PJPixie wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:
    'Happy Birthday' to your daddy Laura...a very wonderful and special man gave life to a really wonderful, loving, generous and caring daughter.


    .........and it continues with Bean :)

    yay! for Bean!
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    Happy Birthday to your dad Laura... I hope you take solace in knowing that he would be amazingly in awe of what you have done.

    We are.
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  • Green CircleGreen Circle Posts: 5,192
    Black Diamond wrote:
    Happy Birthday to your dad Laura... I hope you take solace in knowing that he would be amazingly in awe of what you have done.

    We are.


    +1 :thumbup: :wave:
    "...And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me be right.
    I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show."
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    You dad was a very strong person indeed.
    thanks for sharing.

    happy birthday to him.....
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    Happy Birthday to Laura's Daddy, he'd be really proud of you like we are! :D
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  • mikalinamikalina Posts: 7,206
    Happy Birthday to your dad.... thanks for sharing your story. That was beautiful.
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  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,697
    I am sure your dad is very proud of what you have become! Though he died too early, I am happy he got to witness so many of your important life events!
  • RYEzupSFRYEzupSF Posts: 6,003
    Happy Birthday to your Pops, Laura!! He sounds like he was a pretty amazing guy.
    Foxy Mop wrote:
    My Daddy taught me that only the true rewards in life worth having come from hard work and tough decisions; that all we really have is our integrity and morals when we leave this world, and our legacy is the memories of those that we touch in our lives... and really, all we can do is try, and never give up. ♥

    :D

    His legacy lives on through you my friend. Thank you for all that you do for so many. And thank you for the incredible help you have given me. ;)

    ♥ ♥ ♥
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  • SuziemaySuziemay Posts: 11,168
    Foxy Mop wrote:
    His determination, his never accepting 'no', his unwavering all-encompassing love are the examples that I try to live my life by. Life is too short to hold back anything. Life is too precious to waste not fighting for what is good and right and true. I have been blessed with the most amazing gift...years with my Daddy.
    Your post made me cry but in a good way. Happy Birthday, Papa Mop.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    Happy Birthday to your dad Laura....
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
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