I recently lost my father. Though I am married and happily settled with two kids. My father also lived his life fully but i still cannot come to terms with losing him. I lost my mother around 14 yrs back to cancer (which was a kiler disease at that time. Though that loss was also as irreplaceable as this but i think i was more mentally prepared for her end.

My father was an active person and didn't look his age. He was sufferng from psoriasis and was taking homeopathy treatment and was responding positively with good hope of recovery. In jan due to severe cold i brought him to my house so that he could live those cold winter days with the grandchildren and us. I am an only child.

Within 3 hrs he died. It was so sudden that i am unable to believe that i have lsot him forever!

He influenced every step of my life. He vwas the one who introduecd me to the wonderful world of reading. He taught me to have faith in myself, never to run away from problems. He taught me to be always positive in life and things do turn up good in the end. And believe me they do!

But it is very difficult losing your parents whatever age u are in. As long as parents are their u always feel young and ualways feel that u have someone to fall back upon. At times when you want tomiss out of dreary social reposibilities of interacting with relatives u can always look upto them. They are always their to gently guide your kids thru wonders of life. They relate our mistakes and our childhood to our children. Indirectly they still influence ur life