25/05/2026
“I love you darling” ❤️
My dad always ended our goodbyes the same way 🕊️
No matter where I was going, or whether we were saying goodbye in person or over FaceTime, he would always say,
“I love you darling.”
A week ago, before he could no longer speak, those were the last words he ever said to me.
The same words he’d said to me my whole life.
And on Thursday night, my heart shattered 💔
The day I lost my dad, I lost a part of myself too. A part I don’t think I’ll ever get back.
Anyone who knew my dad knew the kind of man he was. The kindest, most generous man who would do absolutely anything to help somebody else 🕊️ He had the biggest heart and touched so many people just through the way he lived and loved.
He was my safe place. My comfort. The person I could call no matter what. The person who loved me through every version of myself.
I honestly don’t know how to exist in a world where I can’t hear his voice anymore.
Over the last 3 months, we held his hand through the hardest days of his life. We cared for him, sat beside him, spoke to him and loved him right until his final breath 🕊️ And although it broke me watching him fade, I would do it all again just to have one more moment with him.
The only comfort I can take is knowing that he is no longer in pain, because watching someone you love suffer is a heartbreak I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
I keep replaying those final words over and over in my head.
“I love you darling.” ❤️
And I think a part of me will spend the rest of my life wishing I could hear them just one more time.
I love you too, Dad.
Forever & always 🕊️💔