The day my life changed

Garrett 1

21 September 2009

The day my life changed

In a life filled with stumbling blocks my father has always been my anchor.

Then one day my anchor was taken from me and I was set adrift. The last time I got to

see my dad was Christmas Eve of 1998. We had made plans to get together early because

that was going to be the first Christmas we didn't spend together. We gathered together

at my grandmothers home for our Christmas dinner and the smell of the food cooking on

the stove made your mouth water and your stomach growl. I remember seeing my dad stand up

and smile, that smile of pleasure and welcome home. He greeted me and my brother with a

hug and kiss. I didn't know that would be one of the last hugs I would ever receive from my

dad. We ate our dinner and talked of the things that we would be doing the following day.

I was excited about going to West Virginia to meet my boyfriends family. We talked of that and what

my dad was doing at his job. We just spent our time enjoying each others company and being together

I remember my dad having a cold and had asked him to go to the doctor and get checked. He had told

me that he just had a physical and everything was okay. It made me feel better to know that my dad

had already went to the doctor. I was always the one to worry about his health and he would always say

that I worried to much. I just remember that his cough sounded really bad .and I thought that he needed

to take better care of his self. The evening went fast and I was ready to go so that I could go home and

pack for the coming trip. I said good bye to my grandparents and