A Message from Dad.

So...today Mum and I began to start tying up the loose ends that need sorting when someone dies. We were searching though some papers when Mum discovered some hand written notes that Dad had written to each of his children that she knew nothing about. They were written on pages torn out from a note book and stuffed into the wooden letter holder by the phone. He had made notes under each of our names before he wrote out what he wanted to say on another piece of paper...these are his notes under my name......and this is his note he wrote to me...Dear Nicholas, You are a fine person (son- crossed out) who is compassionate, honest, thoughtful and a (sic) excellent father. Along with Jayne you have reared three fine sons who make Mother and I very proud. Please enjoy your life in Aussie and fill every moment with usefulness. Love Dad xxIt was very emotional to find them and what upset me most was how he must have been feeling to have prompted him to write these things down. It was much earlier in the year and perhaps shortly after his Alzheimer's diagnosis as the phrasing and spelling mistakes suggest he was slightly impaired from the Dad we knew.It was a shock to find them, a sad but a lovely, touching find.