Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment

htownskinfan · 12-31-2012, 07:43 AM

Great story,brought tears reading it

44ever · 12-31-2012, 08:05 AM

Thanks for sharing that BHA. Must have been an amazing evening for you both. Very moving story brother...

SmootSmack · 12-31-2012, 09:12 AM

Beautiful story

DFI · 12-31-2012, 09:56 AM

great story thanks for sharing....I have some family history with that sort of thing and its brutal....glad you had this time

jbcjr14 · 12-31-2012, 10:26 AM

What an awesome story! HTTR!

NC_Skins · 12-31-2012, 10:26 AM

Amazing story BHA. Thank you for sharing that with us. Keep up the good fight my man and hopefully you'll have more of those moments.

SCRedskinsFan · 12-31-2012, 10:34 AM

There are thousands of fan sites, probably hundreds for football. None come even close to the Warpath. BHA, great, great story, everyone else, thanks for letting me in...

RobH4413 · 12-31-2012, 11:26 AM

Beautiful story. I lost my father about 15 years ago and yesterday was his Birthday. He always smoked cigars around us so we could remember him and the smell when he was gone....

Needless to say as time expired I lit one up and just soaked it in. Amazing how sports can bring you moments like these.

Paintrain · 12-31-2012, 11:29 AM

God bless man.. Thanks for sharing.

REDSKINS4ever · 12-31-2012, 03:36 PM

I lost my father when I was a preteen so I know what you're going through. Many blessing to you both.

RedskinRat · 12-31-2012, 03:58 PM

Thank you for sharing, that must have been tough to write, BHA.

I hope you get him back again for the Super Bowl.

mooby · 12-31-2012, 07:09 PM

Damn BHA. Thanks for sharing that, it's making me cherish these moments where I can spend time with my dad watching the game that much more. I really hope the Redskins can give you and your dad a few more of these moments this year.

artmonkforhallofamein07 · 12-31-2012, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

A few years ago, my dad was diagnosed with a disease called dementia with Lewy bodies. He's weak, frail, disoriented, thinks my mom is his nurse, and doesn't know who I am most of the time. It's horrible to watch the most important person in your life wither away in front of you by a disease no one understands. I've been through a lot in my life. I've made mistakes. My dad always encouraged, forgave, and loved me.

My dad is usually completely unaware if what's going on after 8pm. He was alert and lucid all night. He stayed awake and was alert. We hollered and cheered the entire game. This has not happened in years. Years.

Ive broken down in tears several times trying to write this. At the end of the game, my dad, in a moment of complete clarity and normalcy, remembered a time years ago when we traveled from Raleigh North Carolina to FedEx field to watch a redskins game. He told me it was one of his favorite memories and that he treasured it. He can't remember who I am most of the time, but after this victory, he remembered that. He remembered me, and a special trip we took together. I will treasure tonight forever. Not because the skins won, but because, for a brief moment, I had my father back. I might not not ever have him "back" again. I just wanted to say thank you, redskins. You gave me a moment with my father I may never get again. My father knows who I am. And he loves me. Thank you.

BHA - wow man. I have been through this disease with multiple relatives and I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this. Brought tears my eyes. That is a special moment.

BigHairedAristocrat · 12-31-2012, 08:35 PM

Thank you for your thoughts and support everyone. There's nothing I enjoy more than watching games with my dad. Some people say its just a sport, but football is also something brings families together. I'm so happy my dad raised me right - to be a redskins fan! Hopefully someday I can pass the tradition on.

TheMalcolmConnection · 12-31-2012, 09:25 PM

Really amazing story man. Thanks so much for sharing...

12-31-2012, 07:43 AM	#16
htownskinfan JUST LIVIN Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: houston,tx Age: 63 Posts: 4,916	Great story,brought tears reading it __________________ Make The Redskins Great Again

12-31-2012, 08:05 AM	#17
44ever Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Fortune Teller Posts: 2,512	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment Thanks for sharing that BHA. Must have been an amazing evening for you both. Very moving story brother...

12-31-2012, 09:12 AM	#18
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment Beautiful story __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

12-31-2012, 09:56 AM	#19
DFI Special Teams Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On the Road Age: 57 Posts: 231	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment great story thanks for sharing....I have some family history with that sort of thing and its brutal....glad you had this time __________________ 'Russ Grimm would swallow his dip by halftime and throw up on somebody's shoes. Jeff Bostic and Mark May were fighting about who'd missed an assignment. And man did Riggo stink from his hangover. But we got it done.' Don Warren

12-31-2012, 10:26 AM	#20
jbcjr14 The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 55 Posts: 2,015	What an awesome story! HTTR! __________________ "Work Harder: millions on welfare are counting on you" - Obama 2009 address to Congress.

12-31-2012, 10:26 AM	#21
NC_Skins Gamebreaker Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 14,523	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment Amazing story BHA. Thank you for sharing that with us. Keep up the good fight my man and hopefully you'll have more of those moments. __________________ "So let me get this straight. We have the event of the year on TV with millions watching around the world... and people want a punt, pass, and kick competition to be the halftime entertainment?? Folks, don't quit your day jobs."- Matty

12-31-2012, 10:34 AM	#22
SCRedskinsFan Impact Rookie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pawleys Island SC Posts: 683	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment There are thousands of fan sites, probably hundreds for football. None come even close to the Warpath. BHA, great, great story, everyone else, thanks for letting me in...

12-31-2012, 11:26 AM	#23
RobH4413 Wildcard Bitches Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bethesda, MD Age: 39 Posts: 2,638	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment Beautiful story. I lost my father about 15 years ago and yesterday was his Birthday. He always smoked cigars around us so we could remember him and the smell when he was gone.... Needless to say as time expired I lit one up and just soaked it in. Amazing how sports can bring you moments like these. __________________ This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!

12-31-2012, 11:29 AM	#24
Paintrain Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Age: 54 Posts: 5,006	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment God bless man.. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Paintrain's Redskins Fandom 1981-2014 I'm not dead but this team is dead to me...but now that McCloughan is here they may have new life! Jay Gruden = Zorny McSpurrier Kirk Cousins = Next Grossman

12-31-2012, 03:36 PM	#25
REDSKINS4ever Playmaker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 4,114	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment I lost my father when I was a preteen so I know what you're going through. Many blessing to you both. __________________ *Touchdown Washington Redskins!!!*

12-31-2012, 03:58 PM	#26
RedskinRat Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: I'm in LA, trick! Posts: 8,700	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment Thank you for sharing, that must have been tough to write, BHA. I hope you get him back again for the Super Bowl.

12-31-2012, 07:09 PM	#27
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,505	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment Damn BHA. Thanks for sharing that, it's making me cherish these moments where I can spend time with my dad watching the game that much more. I really hope the Redskins can give you and your dad a few more of these moments this year.

12-31-2012, 08:35 PM	#29
BigHairedAristocrat Playmaker Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,712	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment Thank you for your thoughts and support everyone. There's nothing I enjoy more than watching games with my dad. Some people say its just a sport, but football is also something brings families together. I'm so happy my dad raised me right - to be a redskins fan! Hopefully someday I can pass the tradition on. __________________ Dolphins get good press for saving drowning humans.But we only hear about the swimmers theyve pushed ashore.You know who we havent heard from: all the people theyve pushed out to sea.Dolphins dont know what theyre doing-they just like pushing things.

12-31-2012, 09:25 PM	#30
TheMalcolmConnection I like big (_\|_)s. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Age: 43 Posts: 19,237	Re: Thank you for giving me my father back for a brief moment Really amazing story man. Thanks so much for sharing... __________________ Regret nothing. At one time it was exactly what you wanted.

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