Emo Michael Is Emo

Ten years ago yesterday, my father passed away from lung cancer. He was 55. I wasn't with him at the end. At the time, I was going through a divorce and living in LA (he was in Illinois). I will always regret that I wasn't there for him and my sister in his final weeks of life.

My father and I had a complicated relationship. I will never know if we could have found common ground as adult men. I will never have a chance to fix those bridges now that I'm more patient and experienced. He never had a chance to meet Lynne or know his granddaughters. It's a shame.