My father passed away 2 days ago. One of my sisters did see him take his last breath.

Given the rapid decline of him within the last 3 months, dying at home would have not been a good choice nor would we ourselves could help him safely. His skin when even lightly touched, hurt him.

Christmas is going to be rather quiet, though I will spend Christmas with my siblings and mother for the lst time in ...15 years. Living thousands of km. away makes visiting more precious. Normally it's easier to visit my birth family other times of the year, because of their commitments with in-laws, other stuff, etc.