Nothing in the world can prepare you for the loss of a parent in your life. Our parents where there when we were born, they helped us learn to ride a bike, they took care of us when we were sick, and they were there when we did well at school. However, one day they will leave us. They will move on to the next life. It is a fact of life. The Bible tells us that all humans will die at one point.
Ten years ago my father beat back stage four prostate cancer. He survived against all odds and doctors saying he had a short time to live. In May 2021, he fought off COVID-19 and got to go back home. However, in August a case of pneumonia and congestive heart failure took his life. I remember going to bed the night before. Hearing the news that dad was doing well. My wife and I were planning on visiting in a few weeks over the Labor Day holiday. My family prayed as we normally do before bed and I drifted off to sleep. By the time I woke up early the next morning things had changed. I had messages from the family telling me I needed to get to the hospital. I woke my wife up, which if you know my wife you know she not a morning person. I told her we needed to get to Michigan and that if she wanted to come to pack a bag. The four hour drive was intense as we quickly and safely made our way to the hospital while only making one stop for the bathroom, hard to do with a three year old traveling with you. I got off the highway for the hospital exit to have my mom cll asking where I was. Thankfully we got green lights all the way from the highway to the hospital. As i went upstairs with my mom, my wife and son waited downstairs. I went into the room of my father. He was so happy to see me there. At one point with my sisters Alicia and Skylar, he just looked at the three of us and kept saying it is amazing, its amazing. I took my wife and son to lunch and dropped them off at a close friend of mine that happen to live within miles of the hospital and I returned the spend the rest of the day there. When I returned they started the morphine. The hours that followed were hard, many of us talked and reminded dad of how great a man he was and that we loved him. My mom was holding his right hand and I was touching his left arm. We told him he did not have to fight and to go see his parents and Jesus. At 8:55 PM on August 14th, 2021 he took his last breath. I hugged my mom to comfort her as we got the nurse and doctor on duty. After they made their declaration we left the hospital. My father was such a wonderful man. We spent many years working at Ford Motor Company providing for our large family (I am the oldest of eight). I can remember many days as a child when he would take me down to his train room and we would spend hours there together has he showed me his layout and explained to me what he was doing. I loved the moment when at 7 years old I got my first train set and he set it up on a table right next to his. I learned so much from him in my life that I use today with my wife and son. Jeffrey Peter Robinson, you were a great father and we love you so very much. I look forward to seeing you in heaven one day.
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