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Dear Dad
Dear Dad, It’s been 5 years since we lost you. That’s 1,826 days. 1,826 days of not seeing your face, hugging you or telling you about my day. With all those days between us, there’s so much to update you on. You’ll never guess what I’m up to these days. I don’t know if you’d ever imagined. So, here goes… 5 years ago Dear Dad, We spent the summer together. Not in the way either of us would have liked. I gave up my job as Cabin Crew pretty soon after your diagnosis. Although the job wasn’t for me, the timing worked out well. I moved back home and spent…
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Three Years Without You
Three years ago today, I was in Hong Kong. My then boyfriend and I were on a 24 hour layover after spending an epic 2 weeks in Bali. We had the best time enjoying the beach clubs of Seminyak, the monkey forest of Ubud and the island parties of Gili T. It was a great escape from the reality that my dad was ill. 5 months previously, in April 2017, my dad was diagnosed with renal cancer after an investigation following a persistent cough. In June, he had an operation to remove his right kidney and other infected areas; a move we believed would save him. I had just moved…