dad's birthday

dad turned

eighty seven

yesterday

when asked if he

felt older

he said,

“damn right…

i feel older every day”

dad is irish,

small,

and to most,

not as tall

as he once was

but then,

most

don’t see

what i

see

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man but he is brave five minutes longer.   

                                                                        Ralph Waldo Emerson

As a young man, my father, an ordinary farmer, gave himself day after day for his family. Now he is the primary caretaker for my mom whose Parkinson’s disease is advancing. Dad is staying brave every day….. for a few minutes longer.  Love you Dad.