Dad, There are no words to express the sense of emptiness I feel right now. Every minute feels like I'm living another lifetime without you; every day is a voyage sailed in my mind to search for moments we spent together and things we said to each other. You were my best friend and the foundation I built my life on. In a world of darkness and uncertainty, you were the candle I used to light the way. Every new day feels like I'm learning to speak again and learning to walk again. You filled up a great deal of space in my life, a space that now echoes with the silence of loneliness. But I will get through this, and be even stronger and even tougher. It just would have been so much better with you here.