patmonahan:

Then I will live to a very old age. I was just with ALL of my brothers and sisters for the first time in ten years. That was Thanksgiving just before my mom passed away.
So, there we were in Erie, PA to be with my dad during a pretty scary time for all of us due to his health struggle at 85…

Pat,

So happy and reassured for you that you have that one-of-a-kind family love to be with you in your life now and in the years to come. We took it for granted when we were younger but now we know better. Childhood memories of wonderful Christmases and family vacations are priceless! In this season of our lives we are learning that the the older we get, life just gets harder. Harder to be healthly, harder to be happy. When we were younger, we thought life would get easier. We would become more financially stable, we would finally figure it out and everything would be great. Having the family to help us through this life is a blessing indeed! Count your blessings and see that they outweigh the things that suck! Hug your amazing Dad who I can see made you the man you are today. Such an impact he has made on this world! ~Peace~ Teri