2014 was a wonderful year as I became a dad for the first
time to baby Jacob although I question how he already is five months old, where
does the time go.
I feel truly humbled to have been blessed with a child and
that Pam enjoyed a relatively healthy pregnancy and suffered little ill effects
in the aftermath.
We didn’t have the birth we wanted but the greatest gift for
any man is to bring his wife and child home, both healthy and happy if a little
bewildered by the whole thing!
It’s a gift I cherish and am thankful for each day and I am humbled
to see my wonderful wife evolve from the kind-hearted person she has always
been to the natural mother. I know I am biased but I truly believe she was born
to be a mother, I am just thankful I played my part in helping her achieve her
destiny.
Also in 2014 I saw good friends become parents, some for the
first time in dramatic circumstances and others for the second time, their
lives made complete by the welcome arrival of another little bundle.
Family members have made decisions about their futures and
some dear friends have bounced back from the abyss in style and are now looking
down the road to a brighter tomorrow.
I still miss those we have lost but cherish the fact my
immediate family all have their health, all apart from my dear mum.
Dementia is sadly a permanent resident but the fight in her
heart remains, she has never been beaten by anything in her life and dementia,
you’ve picked a tough cookie this time.
The mum I know is long gone, but her courage and her will to
keep going sustains me and my dad. To anyone coping with dementia I say don’t
focus on the present, treasure the memories.
So what of 2015? What are you bringing to the party? You’ve
got a lot to live up to!
Whatever you have to offer, I will attack every day the same
and to everyone reading this may I wish you all a happy, healthy and prosperous
2015.
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