FOREVER DADS (a Father's Day Video)
Annalise made me a Dad. For that I’m forever grateful.
This is my first Father’s Day without her and I wanted to do something that would honor Annalise, while taking a step toward healing.
With Covid canceling all the group grief meetings, I’ve turned to Facebook Groups as a form of grief management. One group is exclusively for Dads who’ve all lost kids to brain cancer – specifically Diffuse Midline Gliomas (DMGs), of which, DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) is the most common.
In joining this group, I was able to meet an inspiring group of Dads – many who are actively fighting this disease TODAY, and many more who were fighting long after their son or daughter had gone to heaven. In their pain, strength, love for their kids, and absolute hate for this disease, I had instantly found a tribe.
With Father’s Day coming up, I found myself inspired to do something to help heal more than just myself. For me, that meant making a video that would celebrate Dads who’ve walked this path before me and to give us all a chance to honor the kids we’ve lost, while hopefully getting you to help us fund a cure and better treatments against the monster of DIPG/DMG. This is the video we made:
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thanks to all the DIPG DADS
who took part in this:
Jenysis’ Dad, Eli
Talin’s Dad, Gerry
Trinity’s Dad, Tim
Addy Joy’s Dad, Matt
Isabella’s Dad, Victor
Gracie’s Dad, Johnathan
Isla’s Dad, Simon
Sophia’s Dad, Joshua
Emilie’s Dad, Trey
Levi’s Dad, Nathan
Abby’s Dad, Adam
THE FATHER’S DAY CARD
ANNALISE MADE ME LAST YEAR:
Father’s Day 2019 picture with my Dad/Grandpa.