Meghan McCain is opening up about the pain and grief of losing her dad, Senator John McCain, at the end of the summer. The former presidential candidate died of brain cancer at the age of 81. The View host wrote a long, heartbreaking Instagram post about mourning her dad as the holiday season comes. Click through the gallery to find out what she had to say.
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Meghan, 34, posted a photo of John cooking at the stove. She began, “84 days without you. You used to get up early in the morning and go get us all Starbucks in town in the Cottonwood Safeway and then come home and make eggs and bacon. You always had a giant venti cappuccino.”
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“We would eat on the porch and talk about life and politics while you read the newspaper and watched out for the hawks to fly by," she continued.
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She wrote about how hard it is to go on without her dad. “I want to tell you about everything and get your opinion on everything — just like we used to do. I don’t know how you go from talking to someone seven times a day to never," she admitted. "It is still so indescribably surreal to go through the motions of life without sharing all of it with you — like some awful parallel universe I fell into.”
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“The pain of missing you and the grief that comes with it continues to be sharp and primal. Some waves are more intense than others but they come every day relentlessly. Stay with me. Stay with me. Stay with me," she pleaded.
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She spoke about how her dad inspired her to keep going. “I fight on because that is what you told me I had to do and demanded of me. I know you made me so tough and strong with the intensity that only you could have purposefully - and for that I am the most grateful," Meghan said.
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“Thank you for always, always being on my team and for being my best friend. I love you forever," she added.
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She also clapped back at people who don’t like her posts about her dad. “ I shared my father on social media while he was here (and he loved it) and I choose to continue sharing him now that he is not," Meghan wrote. "There’s always the unfollow button if recognizing the impact of death and loss makes anyone uncomfortable. ♥”
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What do you think of Meghan’s words about her dad? Let us know in the comments!
Meghan, 34, posted a photo of John cooking at the stove. She began, “84 days without you. You used to get up early in the morning and go get us all Starbucks in town in the Cottonwood Safeway and then come home and make eggs and bacon. You always had a giant venti cappuccino.”
“We would eat on the porch and talk about life and politics while you read the newspaper and watched out for the hawks to fly by," she continued.
She wrote about how hard it is to go on without her dad. “I want to tell you about everything and get your opinion on everything — just like we used to do. I don’t know how you go from talking to someone seven times a day to never," she admitted. "It is still so indescribably surreal to go through the motions of life without sharing all of it with you — like some awful parallel universe I fell into.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
“The pain of missing you and the grief that comes with it continues to be sharp and primal. Some waves are more intense than others but they come every day relentlessly. Stay with me. Stay with me. Stay with me," she pleaded.
She spoke about how her dad inspired her to keep going. “I fight on because that is what you told me I had to do and demanded of me. I know you made me so tough and strong with the intensity that only you could have purposefully - and for that I am the most grateful," Meghan said.
“Thank you for always, always being on my team and for being my best friend. I love you forever," she added.
She also clapped back at people who don’t like her posts about her dad. “ I shared my father on social media while he was here (and he loved it) and I choose to continue sharing him now that he is not," Meghan wrote. "There’s always the unfollow button if recognizing the impact of death and loss makes anyone uncomfortable. ♥”
What do you think of Meghan’s words about her dad? Let us know in the comments!
