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Charlene McKenna@charlenemckenna 25-4-1944 • 16-4-2024 How has it been a year?! I miss him more than words. But words are all I’ve got. So I wrote them down in hopes Martha can read them one day and know what happened and what a man he was. And that they may help just one person feel less alone in their grief. Published today in @independent.weekend I’ve shared what happened this time last year and the legacy of pain and joy that followed ❤️
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@larkinursula Beautiful photos of precious memories, may your Dad Rest In Peace 🌷
@isthatclockslow Lord have mercy on him..
@ems2311 The pain of losing your Dad is unbearable & nothing prepares you. Well it didn’t me. 2 years without my dad now & I miss him so much.
@siobhandurkan Thank god for Daddies ❤️
@the_quiet_observer99 A Father and her Daughter ❤️... unbreakable no matter what.
@deirdre.mango My sympathies Charlene. I read your article in independent Weekend Mag last weekend - a beautiful and honest portrayal of grief and how it feels ❤️ as a 61 year old woman who lost her mother 24 years ago it still hurts and always will but as you identified time does help and ultimately we learn to live with it. Embrace your little bundle of joy and live life as your Dad would no doubt want you to ❤️❤️❤️
@bernadettedunne75 So sorry for your loss 🙏
@hdawson1981 he looks like a lovely Daddy ❤️
@thecoolfoodschool Bet he was really proud of you!
@sarahmcollier62 It is a great blessing for any woman to have had a good loving father. The groundedness and confidence it gives you lasts all your life. My lovely, fun, kind daddy is gone a quarter of a century now and i still miss him
@annboyle_1 Beautiful poignant piece about you and your beloved Dad.💔
@kavanaghp07 Lovely photos and a great read x x he was a gentleman ❤️
@the_purpose_edge_sharonedge Words are so powerful. Keep sharing stories about your dad and one day you'll be able to laugh without hurting so much. You can see your loving bond so clearly. The colour does come back into the sky and he's never far from your side. I feel my mam in the room when we gather as a family and laugh heartily together..he'll be in Martha's laughter - love is an eternal energy.❤️
@theresaflynn39 ❤️
@rosemarieandowenkelly RIP