To my amazing dad, my best friend, my idol, the person who makes me laugh the most, the person who made me love food like no one else, and the person I love so much that my heart aches so much just thinking about him.
My dad passed away peacefully on 8/22 in Taiwan. It was the most challenging day of my life. He was surrounded by family; as we held his hand, he took his final breath and fell asleep. I’d be lying if I said I was ready - I would never be ready. If it were up to me, I would want to spend the rest of my life with my dad.
My dad never let cancer define him. He was so much more than that. He was kind, funny, smart, thoughtful, and the best dad I could have ever asked for. He was my inspiration and the reason why I love food so much. There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think about him.
My dad was a fighter. No one would have ever guessed that he has been battling stage 4 cancer for the past five years. Having chemo every other week, endless treatments… But somehow, he always had a smile on … because, for him, he could endure anything as long as he was with the people he loved. My dad was so brave and so selfless.
The truth is that we were always living on borrowed time. Deep down, we always knew we were racing with time… so we traveled, ate, laughed, cried, loved, and most of all, we lived the best five years we could have asked for, appreciating every little moment.
There is still so much more I wish my dad could have seen and spent with me. But I know he’s always by my side. There are days when it feels like I’m living in my worst nightmare, but I know grief is the price we pay for love … it only hurts so much because he loved us so much, and we loved him so much.
I love you, Dad. I miss you so much. Words can’t describe how much I miss you. But I know one day, we will be reunited again. Until then, do everything you always wanted to do, eat all the yummy food, and once in a while, visit us in our dreams and tell me about all your fun adventures.
I can’t wait to see you again, and I love you so much.
TIFFYCOOKS
To my amazing dad, my best friend, my idol, the person who makes me laugh the most, the person who made me love food like no one else, and the person I love so much that my heart aches so much just thinking about him.
My dad passed away peacefully on 8/22 in Taiwan. It was the most challenging day of my life. He was surrounded by family; as we held his hand, he took his final breath and fell asleep. I’d be lying if I said I was ready - I would never be ready. If it were up to me, I would want to spend the rest of my life with my dad.
My dad never let cancer define him. He was so much more than that. He was kind, funny, smart, thoughtful, and the best dad I could have ever asked for. He was my inspiration and the reason why I love food so much. There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think about him.
My dad was a fighter. No one would have ever guessed that he has been battling stage 4 cancer for the past five years. Having chemo every other week, endless treatments… But somehow, he always had a smile on … because, for him, he could endure anything as long as he was with the people he loved. My dad was so brave and so selfless.
The truth is that we were always living on borrowed time. Deep down, we always knew we were racing with time… so we traveled, ate, laughed, cried, loved, and most of all, we lived the best five years we could have asked for, appreciating every little moment.
There is still so much more I wish my dad could have seen and spent with me. But I know he’s always by my side. There are days when it feels like I’m living in my worst nightmare, but I know grief is the price we pay for love … it only hurts so much because he loved us so much, and we loved him so much.
I love you, Dad. I miss you so much. Words can’t describe how much I miss you. But I know one day, we will be reunited again. Until then, do everything you always wanted to do, eat all the yummy food, and once in a while, visit us in our dreams and tell me about all your fun adventures.
I can’t wait to see you again, and I love you so much.
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