Remembering Dad

[MichaelJH]

Many of us have lost our fathers (often prematurely) to heart disease. My father, John, passed away following a heart attack in 1980. With Fathers' Day this Sunday many of us are reminded of our Dad so I thought I would start a thread to allow people to remember their Dad. RIP Dad!

[Sunnie2day]

Thank-you for this. Father's Day is always a bit difficult for me even now after my dad has been gone over 30 years (but even more so now my rheumatic heart appears to have progressed to something a lot more serious, I find myself thinking about him more every day while I wait to hear what the cardiologist says on the 18th of June).

He died at Christmas (21 December 1985) of 'congestive heart failure' aged 64 after his lungs were seared in an industrial accident in the early 1960s. Was he the greatest father ever, perhaps not, but he stuck it out raising my brother and I after he and Mum divorced (he raised us in the US saying Britain wasn't big enough for him and Mum to peacefully coexist ) and I never heard him say a bad word about her after she left - made the annual summer and Christmas visits to Britain easier on all of us.

I miss him especially on Father's Day , his birthday, and Christmas.

Thank-you again, Michael, a very thoughtful thing you've done here.

[Maisie2014]

Thank you for this opportunity. My dad died of a heart attack 1 May 1976 aged 49. He had been taken into hospital on the early hours of 13 April (the day his only granddaughter was christened). I miss him.

[thetidders]

My Dad died on 18th June 1962 aged 41 when I was only 12 of a heart attack. We were on holiday in the Isle of Wight. He had been in hospital there for about 10 days after the initial attack & the third one killed him. Thinking back there were signs, I can remember him coming home from work saying he had had terrible indigestion so bad that it was going down his arm, but all those years ago those I don’t think those classic symptoms were known, certainly not widely known in the general public. Whilst in hospital he was not allowed to move & had to lie flat in bed. How things have moved on! Interestingly on his death certificate the two causes listed were myocardial infarction & bed rest. He was in in the RAF during WW2 & was in Singapore as it was invaded & I always wondered if the pressure of his experiences there led to his heart problems, until last year when I had to have a triple bypass, now it could be hereditary.

I missed all those years with him & think of him a lot especially on Fathers Day.

Jean

[Astromeria]

My dad was 88 and had a new aortic valve via a TAVI last September. He was doing really well and looking forward to the summer. Even buying a new mobility scooter so that he could get out and about more. Sadly he was taken Ill with stomach pains in March and died four days later from impacted gall stones. I had a new aortic valve in August so we were going through the recovery period together.

Give your dad's an extra hug this Father's day. My dad was a good hugger and I miss them so much.♥️

[Nuttyshirlz]

I lost my dad when I was 26 he was 51 he died with a heart attack. He had gone through a lot even having a triple bypass. I was in Germany at the time. Spoke to him the night before telling him I loved him. Next morning my mum went to post office dad was getting ready when she got back he was gone. Family dog was laying on him crying. Miss him everyday. Always tell my lads and grandkids I love them. You never no when your number is up that’s what my dad always used to say.

Happy Father’s Days to my dad love and miss you everyday and all the dads watching over us xx