Delbert's Stroke Recovery

Dad's birthday is Monday. He would be 65 years old! I want to make a special video. If anyone has any pictures that we might not have, please send them to Cheyenne (me). Or post them on here so I can work on the video.

Saturday marked 3 years. We didn't forget, it's on out minds everyday. It's hard to believe that it's been that long when if seems like just yesterday.

Ok, maybe my prior posts weren't clear. Lol. I'm looking for pictures of our dad. Mainly pictures of him before he had kids, or when he was a kid. I'm willing to pay people for a copy of those pictures. I know he was in the Woodsman fields days many years, worked in the talc mill in Natural Bridge. He had a life before us and we want to be able to see that and to show everyone the kind of person he was. He was always helping others, very seldom did anyone stay angry when he was around. I have included people I know hung around with him when we were in school and such up at the lake and different places.

https://youtu.be/270lw1m911c

You will always be my hero ❤

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Does anyone have pictures of when Dad and the team did Lumberjack competitions. I want to make something but haven't came across any photos.

I wasn't able to share it so I posted it this way! We will not tolerate it!

We don't post alot anymore. But we still look at the page. Nana went and did the cemetery for us. Me and Destiny ordered some Azalea plants for the ends of the stone and added some mulch. They will fix the wreath stand thus week :)

This Father's day card hits so many feelings. It would be perfect for dad.

Happy New Year everyone. Have a drink for Dad tonight!

Its been a crazy year. But you have definitely given all of us signs that you are watching over all your girls and your friends! Merry Christmas in heaven!

Here are some old pictures I found. Its been a year already and still seems so fresh. Feel free to post some also.

Tomorrow will be a tough day for everyone. I will try to post some old pictures that we found. Hard to believe its almost been a year.

We have done some reminiscing today. Its the 1st official Thanksgiving without Dad. Guaranteed he got all his favorite fixings for dinner. And even helped get a good friend dinner.

I'm sure we can all imagine what our dad would be doing right now. Yelling at the TV about the votes. He had very strong opinions. Lol. Thinking of when I voted the first time and what he told me about picking a person.

Random. Anyone have any stories behind them????

Always remembering .

I want everyone to know that we are keeping this page up for people to share memories and such of our dad.

I told myself this morning it was going to be ok.
That I wouldn’t cry, because Daddy would cuff me in the back of the head and tell me crying isn’t going to change the situation and then give me an awkward side hug.

I’m letting myself cry my heart and soul out because maybe that means he’ll have to cuff me and I can hear him one more time .

In a way I feel like he’s had an impact on my day... I know it’s just coincidence .... but I was fired from my full time job after two straight months of retaliation and harassment after a work injury.

I was at a deep clean for a client and I knew I was supposed to be getting a call any minute on the company’s decision about my suspension.
The soft push over 100% dedicated treat me like crap but I’ll stay because I love the members I serve part of me was praying they’d put me back on the schedule . But the don’t take bu****it and let anyone walk all over you Dad side of me said a few choice words about my supervisor and others that have been aware of the situation and did nothing to help me .... and then scrubbing someone’s dirty baseboards I just threw my head back and thought . What ever dad would want for me ... that’s what I want the outcome to be . Not 5 minutes could have passed and the phone rang with the termination decision . I instantly felt relief . Like this is my chance to take time for me and my girls . I really hope some part of that decision was influenced somehow by him. I want to believe. I want to know he’s there .

I’ll be staring at the phone all night waiting for you to call to tell me happy birthday because you think you can double dip considering it was only 4 days ago😘

Destiny ....

Today is Dads 62nd birthday. Im convinced he is partying it up and being a bad influence :). We haven't posted on here in awhile. I have some pictures of when he was alot younger ill post once I get them all organized. Have a drink or even a puff for him. We have all dealt with it differently today. All of these pictures were taken in Kentucky.

I was going to post this Friday on Dads birthday but I have no patience. I was able to get the fire department flag delived to Ed and Donna to have put on the stone. There is only one more that I'm going to try and find this weekend. Still seems surreal.

Tomorrow will be 1 year since Dad had his stroke. I think I did this in the beginning. But if everyone would share a memory of something would be awesome. We might not respond or react to them right away, but we definitely will.

This was sent to me today. I got permission to post it on here. Dad tried saving him. It happened in the old hotel in town.

We all know that it is coming upon year since Dad had his stroke. I am posting a link that if people want they can donate to the American Stroke Association in his name. It does come up as American Heart Association.

https://www2.heart.org/site/SPageNavigator/donatenow_stroke.html?s_src=20U2W1UEMG&s_subsrc=stroke_top_nav_button

Donate to American Heart Association I just saved a life with my gift to the American Heart Association! What is YOUR 'Why'?

I wasnt sure if I was going to post anything today. I've been staying of Facebook today for many reasons. Today is another first that we are enduring. We didnt get to buy Dad a fathers day card, but we did send a few out to people that have been there for us since the beginning. We werent able to buy him fathers day gifts that would forever sit in the gift bag we sent them in (true story lol). We know that he is sitting up there with his dad and stepdad enjoying a fathers day drink with them. He knows his girls are being taken care of and looked after. If anyone is having a drink today, have one for Dad. He preferred his moonshine and Budlight.

It's hard to comprehend that it's been 11 months since the phone call that would change our lives forever. 11 months since I had to call Destiny in the middle of night. Even telling her it didnt seem real. 11 months since having to make decisions I never thought I'd have to make. I'm come to learn that the decisions that were made were the right ones. It hasnt been easy for any of us. All your friends and family miss you every day! We know you are with us! We see the signs ❤❤

Deciding to finally share a Christmas present Walt got me. Eventually all of us girls have one. It's our Dads thumbprint. He ordered it from the funeral home. There are plenty options to choose from. It's hard to see. But the stone is August birthstone. If anyone is interested you just have to contact Lundys and they can show you a brochure and they will order it and ship it to your house.

Story time:

When I was like 11 or 12 (before I could touch the pedals on his old crown Victoria. It was his weekend for visitation and Natural Bridge got called in for a grass fire. We get there, he tells me if the black smoke heads towards the car put it in reverse and push the gas. Now most of you know how tall he was, I was MAYBE 5 ft. I told Destiny she was the steering wheel and I was pedals. Zyna was in a car seat. Lol. No one died. And Thankfully the smoke didnt shift. Lol

Dad wasn't one for attention. I will argue til I'm blue in the face. I am posting a picture of a medal he earned as a civilian on Fort Drum. He did his job and more. While working on Fort Drum he was a volunteer for the Natural Bridge Volunteer Fire Department. But he went in without proper gear to save the family. He did not brag much about it to people. BUT here I will post for you all to see.

If anyone that worked with him this day would be willing to get ahold of me would be awesome.

Hey all! We need you now. We need your help. We are trying to get information as to what would be wanted on our fathers headstone. It would be nice to get some information and you would be helping my sister. So please contact me to help