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Today is the second anniversary of my dad’s death. How time passes? It has been 2 years since my dad was gone on 22 Nov 2006. He was 82 years old at that time and died of stomach cancer.

I still can remember that I had received a call from my family to inform me about our father was in critical condition while I was still working in the office on 21 Nov 2006. I informed my boss about my dad’s condition and told him that I needed to go off immediately. Then, I grabbed my bag and dashed off as quickly as I could. 

When I reached the hospital, the nurse told us that my dad was still very energetic in the morning but he had lost his consciousness closed to noon time. The doctor told us to be mentally-prepared and predicted my dad would be gone within the day by 3pm.

My dad used to have a strong will to live and he didn’t pass away within the day as the doctor had predicted. My family kept him company round the clock. On the next day, my dad was still in unconscious state. Then, my siblings and I took turn to stay by his bed to look after him.

In the afternoon and closed to 3pm, my eldest brother and I were by my dad’s side. Suddenly, my brother saw my dad was trembling with breathing difficulty and he signalled me to notify our siblings. The medical staff were rushing in to diagnose my dad and were trying to revive him. Unfortunately, my dad’s heart had stopped its beating and the doctor declared that my dad was dead.

My dad was a very determined person and his strong-will to-live had earned him one more day to survive. The message that my dad was trying to convey is that “never give up hope easily”. Thanks dad, you are always in our heart. We hope you are doing well in the other world. To dad, with love.

My school teacher taught me to sing the “Oh My Papa” song when I was a kid. I found the video clip of this song sung by “The Everly Brothers” on YouTube. Hope you enjoy watching the “Oh My Papa” video :