Sunday Independent that in his final moments he asked her to take him to Howth.‘Dad’s last moments were peaceful, and if death can be gentle, his was.
To the end, his timing was impeccable and considerate. Dad went when he decided it was time. Medically, a week earlier, he had been told things were looking up,’ she wrote.She explained that they made sure that he spent his final days downstairs and in the middle of the house so he could have constant company.
However, they made sure that it wasn’t a ‘vigil’ because ‘he would have hated’ that.When they brought him home to Howth, she told him: ‘It was okay to let go’ and that his children would ‘be fine.’‘He weakly squeezed my hand.
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