The day my life changed
Garrett 1
21 September 2009
The day my life changed
In a life filled with stumbling blocks my father has always been my anchor.
Then one day my anchor was taken from me and I was set adrift. The last time I got to
see my dad was Christmas Eve of 1998. We had made plans to get together early because
that was going to be the first Christmas we didn't spend together. We gathered together
at my grandmothers home for our Christmas dinner and the smell of the food cooking on
the stove made your mouth water and your stomach growl. I remember seeing my dad stand up
and smile, that smile of pleasure and welcome home. He greeted me and my brother with a
hug and kiss. I didn't know that would be one of the last hugs I would ever receive from my
dad. We ate our dinner and talked of the things that we would be doing the following day.
I was excited about going to West Virginia to meet my boyfriends family. We talked of that and what
my dad was doing at his job. We just spent our time enjoying each others company and being together
I remember my dad having a cold and had asked him to go to the doctor and get checked. He had told
me that he just had a physical and everything was okay. It made me feel better to know that my dad
had already went to the doctor. I was always the one to worry about his health and he would always say
that I worried to much. I just remember that his cough sounded really bad .and I thought that he needed
to take better care of his self. The evening went fast and I was ready to go so that I could go home and
pack for the coming trip. I said good bye to my grandparents and
21 September 2009
The day my life changed
In a life filled with stumbling blocks my father has always been my anchor.
Then one day my anchor was taken from me and I was set adrift. The last time I got to
see my dad was Christmas Eve of 1998. We had made plans to get together early because
that was going to be the first Christmas we didn't spend together. We gathered together
at my grandmothers home for our Christmas dinner and the smell of the food cooking on
the stove made your mouth water and your stomach growl. I remember seeing my dad stand up
and smile, that smile of pleasure and welcome home. He greeted me and my brother with a
hug and kiss. I didn't know that would be one of the last hugs I would ever receive from my
dad. We ate our dinner and talked of the things that we would be doing the following day.
I was excited about going to West Virginia to meet my boyfriends family. We talked of that and what
my dad was doing at his job. We just spent our time enjoying each others company and being together
I remember my dad having a cold and had asked him to go to the doctor and get checked. He had told
me that he just had a physical and everything was okay. It made me feel better to know that my dad
had already went to the doctor. I was always the one to worry about his health and he would always say
that I worried to much. I just remember that his cough sounded really bad .and I thought that he needed
to take better care of his self. The evening went fast and I was ready to go so that I could go home and
pack for the coming trip. I said good bye to my grandparents and