13/06/2021
Losing Dad Part 6
(May be triggering for some)
The next day everyone was visiting Dad, Dad's siblings, his nieces and nephews, his son, his mother.... I told myself that I had made the right decision in visiting every second day, I didn't want the burden and exhaustion placed on Dad. Something sat uneasy within me though, I couldnt place what it was. I was 'edgy' and restless, tomorrow seemed too far away to see Dad.
Night time came, my girls weren't sleeping well, one after the other they would wake and I would need to sit with them to soothe them back to sleep. After midnight I feel asleep on the couch, only to be woken by one of my daughters soon after. I layed in bed with her, my thoughts reverting to Dad, who in a few short hours, I would be making the journey to visit him again. Eventually I drifted off to sleep again, woken every so often with an uneasy feeling, the restlessness which had been with me all day.
A feeling of 'creepiness' overcame me, like I was being watched, a similar feeling to how one would feel when fightened of ghosts in the dark. Why would I feel like this when I have had so much to do with, and have had many interations with, spirit over the years? I didnt understand it. All of a sudden I saw a friends dad, who had passed over almost a year before, looking at me, not saying anything, although I could sense that he wanted to say something....he just couldnt.
'Why would you come now?' I asked him, 'you would know I need to travel tomorrow to see Dad, now is not the time, I need sleep'....the vision of him left my minds eye, but the creepy feeling remained and I struggled to get back to sleep.
Eventually, for some strange reason, I felt I needed to rescue a doona I had on the outside line. I hopped up out of bed, walked through the kitchen to go out the back door to retrieve the doona.
I felt as though I was in control, but not in control of my movements at the same time....it was like I was walking in slow motion, as I walked passed the microwave in the kitchen, I turned my head to it so that the time was clearly visible to me.....3:36am.
The moment I exited the door, normal time and motion returned. I retrieved the doona, placed it on top of an ever growing folding pile and then layed on the couch to try to find some sort of rest before sunrise.
The creepy feeling returned, joined with the feeling of coldness and knowing someone was standing right in front of me....but I couldnt see who. As soon as I tried to connect, the folding pile fell over, a few creaks and bumps could be heard....and then another of my daughters woke and came out to me.
I lay in bed with my daughter and as she fell back to sleep, I continued to watch my phone....something isnt right. At some point I did drift off again, only to wake again close to 6am. I got up, giving up on having a restful sleep, and made myself a very strong coffee in preparation for my drive to see Dad.
At 6am the house phone rang...I missed the call. I held my mobile, waiting for a call to come through, but the house phone called again....my husband at the time answered before I could get to it. It felt like I was holding my breath, I dont really know if I had or not, but the anxiousness of waiting and wanting that call to not be about Dad, was making time seem like it was taking so long to move.
My husband came to me, the look on his face said it all.....Dad was gone 💔.
At approximately 4am on Sunday the 25th of January, Dad has passed to the spirit world.
My step mother would have received the call to come in to the hospital, as his breathing had changed, at approximately 3:36am. Dad passed on his own, something which I had felt he would want to do, but I had tried to stop.
Dad did let me know, he did tell me he was leaving, he had been telling me all day on the Saturday and made it stronger still as the time drew near.....Dad didn't dare leave without telling me 💔❤