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2 of my favorite guys, my son, Johnny & my dad
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My dad passed away on May 25, 2015. I can tell you that since I was a little girl it was the day that I dreaded the most. I knew that that someday I may have to face it and it was always one of my biggest fears.

My dad's last years were not easy. Cancer and Dementia took their toll. I was terrified that he would get to the point that he didn't know who I was. Thank God, that never happened.

Towards the end, he was so sick that I had actually prayed that God would take him. But when he passed away, it was more than I could handle. Sometimes, it still is.

He was probably the best human being on the planet. Everyone, and I mean everyone, loved my dad. He always had a smile, always had a word of encouragement, was always there when I needed him. As sick as he was, he never complained and always had that smile! Always! I know that I was so truly blessed to be his little girl and no matter how many years passed, I was always his "Gigitta" (neither one of us knew what it meant, just something that he made up which made it extra special).

I came across this beautiful dance from last year when Bindi Irwin was on Dancing With The Stars. In the interview before her performance, she breaks down and says how hard it is that 9 years later she is still waiting for her father to come home. Watching her and Derek Hough in this beautiful tribute brought so many emotions. She was daddy's little girl, just like me.

For me, it's 16 months later and the truth is I still can't believe that my dad is gone. It doesn't get easier, I think you just adjust to a different type of normal.

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