Thursday, September 27, 2012

My Dad

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My dad, Travis Heath, passed away on Monday, September 24, 2012. He was in a wheelchair because he was a quadraplegic. He died because he lost control of the wheel whiledriving and drove off the road and hit a rock cliff. Since he couldn't move his fingers, he had to drive a specially made van. It had a screen that he could touch to change gears, turn the van on and off, and turn on the blinkers. On his right side, there was a little joystick-type mechanism that controlled the steering wheel. On his left side there was a lever to control the gas and the brakes. It kind of looked like a driving video game. When he wrecked he was on his way to college. He drove himself because he wanted my sister and I to be proud of him. After the dance on Friday, I am going to the visitation. Then on Saturday, after my soccer game, I'm going to his funeral. I get to make CDs of his favorite songs and make posters of pictures of me and him. I'm going to miss my dad.