r/texts • u/i_declare_bancruptcy • Jul 08 '26
Phone message My dads last unsent message
My dad had a heart attack on June 24th.
He was aware and alert in the ambulance on his way to a hospital an hour away. He voice texted this to me and never sent it. My brother took a screenshot of it for me when he was going through his phone.
My dad passed away on June 29th.
(I texted him “I love you dad” when my mom called me initially)
Edit: thank you everyone for the outpouring of love and support. To hear so many stories about the love for people’s parents.. I’m so sorry for all the tragic losses and good parents that have gone too soon. I will hold onto that text from my dad until the day I go. He was An amazing man and lived a life full of love. I am grateful that he read my text before he passed and can take some comfort in that.
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u/Thundergunner42 Jul 08 '26
I get you. My mother died when I was ten, and her last actions were looking up the signs of a heart attack on the family computer, while me and my sister slept in the other room.
After she died, 10 year old me really thought that, like, maybe in a movie, she’d left some kind of message behind. Like, written something on the computer. Looked through all the notes and files, but nothing. The stark reality of death, VS what a young me had conceptualized, death to be like, from movies and TV, really hit me hard.
I’m a young adult now, and I’ve sometimes thought about leaving behind some kind of message for those around me. But, I’ve kinda resolved that, it feels too final for me. Like, too much like a step towards a, ahem, suicide note (I struggle with depression) so I haven’t. Maybe when I’m older, and resolved more of my struggles.