In May 2006 Brian died very suddenly coming as a shock to everyone, he always said he was Peter Pan and would be there for ever. He had been ill for nearly a year although he did have a small improvement after having stents put in his heart but it did not last. It is now 2007 and I think we have all moved on as it is nearly a year, but he is really missed by his children and grandchildren but most of all by me of course, 44 years is a long time to be together.
On the plus side I am now able to do things and go places I was unable to before.It is nice that even his younger granddaughters who are now 5 have not forgotten him. In fact Molly when she is here keeps picking dandelions which to her are flowers and putting them on the large tub outside my back door which apart from having a lovely rose in it also contains his ashes.I did not connect it until last weekend she said after showing us a bunch of said "flowers" "I have put the flowers there for Grandad.".
In 2004 we moved here to a sheltered housing complex where there is a warden and alarm system. The majority of the residents are women and Brian in his usual way flirted and charmed them all so he is much missed by them as well. I hated it at first, he loved it, but now of course a one bed flat is ideal rather than rattling around in a 4 bed house. So now it is me and the cat and a family who I see regularly and who have been my "rocks" could not have done it without them. Mind you they are surprised that I have become so independent as their father was the dominant partner. |
