John
Mack's middle name is John, which was my Dad's name. It felt like the right middle name to give him, as sadly, Dad never got to meet Mack. This week saw the anniversary of the accident that took Dad's life here in London whilst on a visit to see us. I have found this week difficult and have been up and down. Some say that the first anniversary is the hardest so perhaps it will get easier in time. His death coincided with a couple of key events over here - the Wimbledon final, Tour De France (we were in France at the time in a village near the event) so they all strangely served as reminders of last Summer - if this makes any sense.
Of course this year we have our lovely and amazing Mack so things are different and have moved on in a big way. And of course with a little dynamo around I don't have time to dwell for too long, especially when he flashes one of his amazing gummy smiles at me - or fills his nappy. I didn't write about this on my Blog last year as there was far too much going on but I would like to mark the occasion with one of my favorite photos of my Dad and I together (circa 1974) at our then home, Brook Cottage in Devon, and to publish a copy of my brother's excellent Eulogy (above) which was read at Dad's funeral by our cousin Simon Neate.
Of course this year we have our lovely and amazing Mack so things are different and have moved on in a big way. And of course with a little dynamo around I don't have time to dwell for too long, especially when he flashes one of his amazing gummy smiles at me - or fills his nappy. I didn't write about this on my Blog last year as there was far too much going on but I would like to mark the occasion with one of my favorite photos of my Dad and I together (circa 1974) at our then home, Brook Cottage in Devon, and to publish a copy of my brother's excellent Eulogy (above) which was read at Dad's funeral by our cousin Simon Neate.
posted by Emma at 8:27 AM
1 Comments:
hello lovely. i really enjoyed reading about john above thank you for sharing his story (philip did an excellent job). i'm sorry to hear you have been suffering so much this week but its not surpirisng following such an unimaginably tramatic time last year. can understand that the significant summer events would also really mark that time and bring it all back. i'm glad mack is giving u some comfort but it must be hard being the nuturer all the time when u are the one needing some special care. hope u can treat yourself to something special esp with bday coming up. can't wait to chat soon all my love xxx
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