"We lost our dad to cancer in February and that is when our lives were forever changed. We have an emptiness inside but now we are closer than ever. This photo opportunity was so special to us. We cried, but most of all we laughed, all together, which has been a rarity. We had been wanting to get family photos done with dad, but time was cut short.
When someone has a terminal illness, everyone deals with it differently and we all believe she was going to win the fight. We were given the opportunity to show the world what our dad meant to us. We were "Donnie's Girls".
The reason we have the Montreal Canadians blanket in the photos was because dad was a true Habs fan, but on the last few months of his life, he was always so cold from the chemotherapy treatments, so he always had this blanket with him. The night he died, my son, dad's only boy, wrapped himself in it and cried himself to sleep. The photos of the kids holding photos of their grandfather show that moments are precious. They won't have their grandfather in their lives to see them reach special milestones and they need to cherish the short time they had with him.
There are pictures of our beautiful mother holding their wedding picture and dad's blanket. She is the strongest woman I know. In the last few years she was dad's wife and his nurse. She took such good care of him without asking for anything in return and while being our shoulder to cry on. She is the most selfless woman we know and we are so lucky to have her.
The night dad died, Mom looked at me and said "I'm so sorry". Even in the worst moment of our lives she was putting us first. In times like this, you realize how short life is and how precious each person and moment is to you. Dad was too young to die and now we are without a father, husband and grandfather. Pieces of our hearts are now gone to heaven with him."
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