Proud, sad, and happy moment.

#7sDad said:

As some of you know, my dad was diagnosed with cancer early last year and passed away in December. Fastpitch softball was a major part of his life when he was younger and he enjoyed coming East to watch DD play the game he loved. When he could no longer travel, last summer some of the DFP family helped DD get picked up on a team in Ohio where my parents live so he could watch her play one last time.

Fast forward to now. My mom arrived in town yesterday, coming to Massachusetts alone for the first time without dad, exactly 4 months to the day he passed. It was an emotional day to say the least. Today, Mimi got to see DD play for her HS team for the first time. In her last at bat of the day, against the reigning state champs she hit her first ever OTF home run with 2-on and 2-outs.

It's a bitter-sweet day. I am so happy that my mom was there to see it; but sad that dad missed it.
He would have been so very proud of her!

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#7sDad said:

As some of you know, my dad was diagnosed with cancer early last year and passed away in December. Fastpitch softball was a major part of his life when he was younger and he enjoyed coming East to watch DD play the game he loved. When he could no longer travel, last summer some of the DFP family helped DD get picked up on a team in Ohio where my parents live so he could watch her play one last time.

Fast forward to now. My mom arrived in town yesterday, coming to Massachusetts alone for the first time without dad, exactly 4 months to the day he passed. It was an emotional day to say the least. Today, Mimi got to see DD play for her HS team for the first time. In her last at bat of the day, against the reigning state champs she hit her first ever OTF home run with 2-on and 2-outs.

It's a bitter-sweet day. I am so happy that my mom was there to see it; but sad that dad missed it.
He would have been so very proud of her!

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Me_and_my_big_mouth said:

Thank you for this, from the bottom of my heart.

My Dad passed away unexpectedly a month ago, and I haven't been on DFP. I popped back on today and read your story. It made me cry.

Strangely enough, a week after he passed, my daughter also hit her first HS OTF, grand-slam.

I think these Grandpa's are with our girls, on the field, because Grandpa knows where their hearts are ❤

I wish you and your family peace and happy memories and I'm truly so sorry for your loss.

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