Dad’s instability grew overnight of Friday 4/10 and by our conversation at 8:00 AM on 4/11 his kidneys and heart began to fail.  This is where times get fuzzy and there were so many calls back and forth but Mom talked to the Doctor and we realized how significantly Dad’s condition had changed. At 1:15 we were all on another conference call where hospital staff put the phone to Dad’s ear and we all said said goodbye.  This is absolutely the most life altering phone call I never wanted to make but I am so thankful to have had the opportunity to say I love you one more time and for my kids and husband to also.   At 2:13 pm Mom called me to say that the hospital had called her to let her know he had passed. 

My phone battery doesn’t usually die. But this crazy, aweful, viscous disease kept us apart for these last 3 weeks. Dad, Mom and Clay were doing their part to flatten the curve and it still managed to find him.   We were planning on going to see Gamy and Papa over spring break but Dad wasn’t feeling well so we started connecting on Google Hangouts and our phones became our lifeline. 

Tomorrow is Easter and the last time I saw and hugged my dad was on Fat Tuesday. I am not sure these 40 days and 40 nights will ever be the same.  

Dad I will miss you forever!  There was no one else like you.  Thank you for being the best dad and loving us so unconditionally. You showed me what to expect in a partner the way you loved mom everyday. You showed me how to be positive and push through rough situations. You showed us that 2+2 might equal 7 beers and that you can brighten the world around you with a song. Patsy Cline and Randy Travis have nothing on you.  You and Mom did everything to give us kids the best life and I am forever great full to be the daughter of Randy and Lisa Semroska.