Dear Dad, 6 years ago this day, was the last Father’s Day I spent with you in the physical form. I bought you a blue blanket with dolphins on it, for your love of the sea. I came over and sat at your side assisting you to eat some steak, but I could see in your eyes that you were ready to stop. You had finally made the decision that you no longer wanted to be fed, bathed, or coddled like a baby. You wanted to be free from your disabled body, your suffocated speech, the fragility. Now that I look back, I couldn’t agree with you more. Today, I embrace the love I have for you. You made our lives complete filled with knowledge, stories, history, wisdom, talent, and the unconditional love of the worlds greatest father. I’m so proud of who you were and will continue on through this life with my head held high knowing I was loved by such an amazing man with a beautiful soul. I love you always Daddy. Your little girl, Veronica Leigh