It’s December 1st and I’m really a true blue Elvis fan, but at the moment a Merle Haggard song is in my head swirling around there with Dad who was a true blue Merle fan:
“If we make it through December
Everything’s gonna be all right, I know
It’s the coldest time of winter
And I shiver when I see the falling snow
If we make it through December
Got plans to be in a warmer town come summertime
Maybe even California
If we make it through December, we’ll be fine.”
I lost my dad to cancer in 2006; he was only 52. I lost my sight in 2008; I was only 28. Dad did not live to see me overcome that horrific ordeal. He never even knew I was struck with LHON. He didn’t know I graduated with honors from Belmont University College of Law and that I’m an attorney. He missed my marriage and the birth of his precious granddaughter.
Dad’s December was his cancer suffering that is all over now. All gone. No more pain.
My December lasted almost two years after I first lost my sight. Eventually I grew into a new life of acceptance and strength.
We made it through our Decembers, Merle, Yes: Everything’s gonna be all right, I know.
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