Expenses for David Rohde

The man, the myth, the legend David Wayne Rohde is coming to his end of days. I hate to write those words and I also hate to have to ask for help to lay him to rest, but here we are. Pain and loss, among other things, are natural and inevitable in this life. We can run and run all we want, but we can’t ever escape. They will always catch up to us. As someone that has an issue with emotions that leave me vulnerable, I did exactly what you would assume from someone like me. I ran. Figuratively. I liked to pretend that it wasn’t happening—that it wasn’t ever going to catch up to us if we ignored it. That was stupid of me to try to convince myself of. 

Dad, the best I can offer to you is to say I love you. It doesn’t feel like enough to say just that. However, I’m not really sure what other words to say. You’ve taught me a lot about what it means to be human. I’ve learned to let out a laugh when things just get too hard. I’ve learned to be compassionate to the person who is getting the short end of the stick in a situation. Most importantly, I’ve learned that people show their true character in difficult situations. The people who you once valued so highly didn’t bat an eye when your life came crashing down. That’s on them. You, however, remind me every single time that I ask how you’re doing, “In this life, you just have to learn how to take the cards you’re dealt and make the best of it. That’s the only thing you can do if you don’t want to make yourself miserable.” My dad is in a bad state right now we’ve contacted hospice and are doing all we can to make him comfortable I’d like to think we have a lot of time left but the harsh reality is we may not. Anything anybody can do is appreciated very much so.