Three years without my dad

It's been three years now since Dad passed away.  To say that it doesn't seem real is so very true on most days...even after all this time.  At the same time, I'm grateful for how much less it hurts  As my mom stated when Dad died, echoing the thoughts of her own mother when my grandfather died, this is just our "new normal."  I'm so grateful for the memories, for the man he was, and ultimately for the fact that he is no longer suffering.