28-June-2010

Dear Dom,
 
It's been 40 weeks last Saturday since you passed away.  Mummy and I are still devastated and we miss you more than ever.  It just seems unfair that you had so much to offer to this world yet you're no longer with us.  I've been reading a lot of books about eternal life and mediums and I'm convinced that you are in heaven and in a very good place.  It's comforting to know that you are in heaven but it's very sad for mummy and I that we are not together at the moment.
 
Last Friday, Dave attended a grief camp called Comfort Zone.  It was at a campsite in the Regional Park in Irvine.  You've been there before - with Ryan.  We all went on a train ride, had a picnic, and just played in the park.  Dave was with other kids who lost a loved one - fathers, mums, and siblings (brother or sister).  It was comforting yet sad to be there at the closing ceremony.  The camp site was very nice and I'm sure that you would've loved to be there.  It also reminds me of our camp at Yucaipa - we called Bug Camp.  We went to Yucaipa when you were just over a year old.  CHOC invited us to the camp to be with other families who've experienced tremendous pain and suffering when children like you were so sick.
 
It was good for Dave to be at the grief camp.  He learned how to cope and met other kids who lost a loved one.  They were able to talk about their loss like you and had a memorial service to remember you and all the other loved ones who have passed away.  Some of the kids who went to camp reminded us of you - like the girl who was not shy on the stage, and the boy who went on a back ride, and so many others.  I hope you had a chance to visit Dave and gave him positive energy.
 
It's been very hard on us since you passed away.  Mummy and I try to do things to pass time - like watch movies, go to our grief support meetings, or go for a drive.  I can sometimes smile and remember happy and great memories about you.  Last night mummy and I were talking about the stuff you used to do - like when you used to call mummy "Mama" at Ms Shikuma's class and Tommy (the new kid) had no idea.  We also remember how you used to say "... 100 %" and how you had your English accent.
 
I hope I can be with you and see you again when my time comes.  I also hope we can be a family again in the eternal life. 
 
I love you Dom and miss you so much,
Dad


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