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re: Have you ever given a eulogy?
Posted on 11/13/18 at 9:46 pm to The Mick
Posted on 11/13/18 at 9:46 pm to The Mick
I spoke at my dad’s funeral. I have a brother and sister and all three of us spoke. I wish I could remember what I said or how I did but I honestly don’t remember anything of substance from that day. I kept it together for my talk though, I remember that. But after my family exited the sanctuary and we went to meet guests i couldn’t keep it together. I saw my uncle and we just lost it.
That was equally the best and worst week of my life. Pancreatic cancer is a bitch. Losing your dad 2 days before your wedding though made for a difficult week.
That was equally the best and worst week of my life. Pancreatic cancer is a bitch. Losing your dad 2 days before your wedding though made for a difficult week.
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Posted on 11/13/18 at 9:58 pm to BourbonSocietyBR
I gave my fathers a week from today. He was dying of brain cancer and I knew I would get the call so I had been preparing for months.
Told some jokes, made people laugh, that's what he would have wanted, but i wanted people to know the bond I had with him. So i told them we were wearing matching suits and we cried in them together at my wedding and I cried in mine today because i lost him. Very few dry eyes in the building. I had practiced and still didnt keep it totally together. I'm really proud of him and what I said.
Told some jokes, made people laugh, that's what he would have wanted, but i wanted people to know the bond I had with him. So i told them we were wearing matching suits and we cried in them together at my wedding and I cried in mine today because i lost him. Very few dry eyes in the building. I had practiced and still didnt keep it totally together. I'm really proud of him and what I said.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 12:20 am to The Mick
I gave my dad's and a close friend's. I had notes, but ended up ignoring them after I got in a zone. I was able to Keep composure right up until the end each time.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 12:25 am to The Mick
I did it for my grandmother as I was her favorite grandchild out of a dozen and that was not in dispute amongst everyone, it wasn't even a point of contempt for everyone, I was just her favorite and everyone knew it.
It was a big funeral so I wrote down about 5-6 pages thinking it would be at least 5-6 minutes long, turned out to be 12. It was hard at first looking at my parents and aunts and uncles tearing up but I steeled myself up to get the job done.
I thought it was relatively average eulogy but I was shocked when everyone was raving about it to me at the reception, even said I should be a speechwriter.
It was a big funeral so I wrote down about 5-6 pages thinking it would be at least 5-6 minutes long, turned out to be 12. It was hard at first looking at my parents and aunts and uncles tearing up but I steeled myself up to get the job done.
I thought it was relatively average eulogy but I was shocked when everyone was raving about it to me at the reception, even said I should be a speechwriter.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 1:10 am to The Mick
Gave my mother's and my cousin's who was also my best friend. While both were tough and I had to stop quite a few times during both, my mother's was a bit easier. She had Alzheimer's, was 89 and the woman we all knew had departed us some years before she passed.
My cousin was way rougher. She had just turned 50. From the time she was diagnosed with cervical cancer to the day she died was only 3 weeks. She passed on my birthday and our oldest daughters were scheduled to both give birth the month after she passed. It was almost impossible to speak, I broke down every time I looked up and saw her three girls sitting in the front row.
My cousin was way rougher. She had just turned 50. From the time she was diagnosed with cervical cancer to the day she died was only 3 weeks. She passed on my birthday and our oldest daughters were scheduled to both give birth the month after she passed. It was almost impossible to speak, I broke down every time I looked up and saw her three girls sitting in the front row.
Posted on 11/14/18 at 6:14 am to The Mick
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