Very heart-wrenching story Mandy. You had me all teary-eyed. I'm sure your dad knew you were there and was comforted by it. How wonderful that you were able to be with him at the time he passed away. My mom was in her own home, which was shared with her by my 2 sisters. So she passed away peacefully in her sleep in her own bed on October 21, 2002. When my sister went to check on her on that morning, she found that our mom had passed during the night. It was a long hard struggle for my mom, as well as for your dad, but I am comforted, as I am sure you are, by the knowledge that our parents are at peace now and feeling no pain or suffering.