My Dad passed away unexpectedly the other night and I still can’t believe it. I’m only 19, I still live at home with my parents and when I left for work the other day he seemed fine, happy. His last words to me as I walked out of the door was “Lova ya Kat, see you tonight”

But when I got home from work that night, there was 3 ambulances in my driveway and a group of paramedics talking to my brother and mom. I instantly run up and ask if he’s okay and my brother tells me he’s gone. I don’t understand, he’s been sick but he went to the doctors and they told him he’s fine. He was given some Zofran for his nausea and told he just had some kidney stones. But even weeks after that all he did was puke and poop, just last week he said he was starting to feel better.

And now this.

We still don’t know what the cause of death was for sure though, and I hate that we can’t even get an autopsy done because we can’t afford it. But my mom said he just got out of bed and literally dropped to the ground, so it was sudden. Heart attack? Cardiac arrest? He never had heart problems but he was a diabetic. I’ll never know. 😭

All I know is, I miss my daddy so much. The house is so empty without him, I hate walking by his old, raggedy chair and not seeing him in it. I miss him so much and it hasn’t even been 48 hours yet, how am I supposed to go the rest of my life without my daddy, my best friend.

But I know he’s still with me, looking over me. I feel his energy when I look into his bedroom. I have a strong family, and I know my brothers, my mom and I will all get through this.

One thing my Dad taught me, is that Family is everything. Family is forever. ❤️