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By:DaveScott

Mydadhasbeengoneforover32years,andwithmykidsintheir20s,I begantorealizehowmuchmydadhasmissed.SoIdecidedtowritehim aletter,tellinghimhowmylifehasturnedoutandabouthisgrandkids.

Thelasttimewetalked,Dad,itwasn'tonthebestofterms,andImissedanopportunity tobewithyouonemoretime.Itoldyou,no,thatday,Ididn'thavetimeforyou.Iam eternallysorry.Atthattime,Iwasstilldealingwithmyangeraboutyourdrinking.I nowunderstandmoreaboutaddictionandwhatitcandotoaperson.

ImarriedMonica,abeautifulwomaninsideandout.Wearecomingupon29yearsof marriage.Sheissoeven-keeledthat,manydays,IwonderhowIgotsolucky.Youguys metjustbeforeyoupassed.Sheissodamnpositiveabouteverything.Although,I'vegot totellyou,sheisavegan.Iknow!Youwouldhaveteasedheraboutthat,butshestill looks30!

OurdaughterisErin.Ifeelyouwouldhavespoiledherrotten!Boy,sheisnow27years oldandsmartasawhip;thankgoodnessshegothersmartsfromhermom.Shewent touniversity,studiedlawandwomen'srights,graduatedandnowworksforacompany thathelpsfolksbittenbyticks.ShehasLymediseaseherselfandhadatoughgofora while.Herdeterminationremindsmealotofyouwhenyouhadthattumourinyour backremoved,andyouhadtolearnhowtowalkagain.Yup,sheisthattough!Lifeis lookingup.

Sheandherbrothercontinuethefamilytraditionoflovingtobeoutonthewater, kayakingwheneverpossible.

Speakingofherbrother,hisnameisLirum.Heis23nowandjustmovedouttoBritish Columbiawithhisgirlfriend.Isuredomisshim!

He'sasmartguy,althoughhedidn'tcaremuchforschool.Hewouldratherplayhockey andissuchasmoothskater.RememberNeilPankhurst?Well,hetaughthimtoskate! Anyway,Lirumwentontobecomeatop-levelwhitewaterkayakinstructoruparound theOttawaareaforthepastsixyears.HeisnowworkingonthewaterforBCFerries. VeryCool!

Heisthatguythateveryoneloves,andhewilldoanythingforanyone.Soundfamiliar, Dad?Theolderguysthatwereyourfriendsstillcomeuptome,tothisday,andsay,"Oh, yourdad,Charliewasthebest,alwaysreadyforagoodtimeandwouldhelpanybody."

AsmuchasIremember,Itellthekidsaboutyou.Rememberwhenyoubroughtthe ponyhomeinthebackofastationwagon?Thunderwashisname.Youwerealways fullofsurprises!

Italkedwithbothkidsintheirearlyteensaboutthefamilybackgroundanddrinking, andhowweallseemtobetheaddictivetype.Icanassureyoutheyarecautious.Erin doesn'tdrinkatall,andLirumwillinmoderationthesedays.

Doverhasundergonealotofchanges.ErieBeachandtheArborarestillgoingstrong, asaretheNorfolkHotelandtheLegion(afewofyouroldstompinggrounds).Lewis grocerystoreonMainStreetislonggone,asaremanysmallolderbusinesses.The fishingfleetisashellofitself,butthosethatfishcarrytheDovertraditionontheir shoulders.Alotoftheoldboysaregonetoo.Justthememoriesremainwithinthose oldDoverfamilies.

TheMisnerFishPlantwastakendown,anapartmentbuildingstandstherenow,and GamblesShipyardisgone,asistheoldcanningfactory.Iknowtheywereeyesores,but itjustdoesn'tfeellikeDoverwiththemallgone.Lifemoveson.

Oh,hereissomethingthatwillknockyouoffyourstool.Youhaveasister!Hernameis Shirley,andshelivesontheEastCoast.Apparently,yourdadhadalostloveduringthe war!

Sheisacharminglady;youwouldadoreher!Shewishesshecouldhavemetyou! Ihadacoupleofhealthscares.Sixyearsago,itwasaheartattack.Damn-neardied butbouncedback.Lastyear,abloodclotinthearteriesofmylungsalmostendedme, butIsurvived.

Didn'tGreatGrandpaGamblehaveaheartattackinhis50sandlivewellintohis90s? Well,here’shoping!

Momturned80thisyear,andsheisstillthespitfireshehasalwaysbeen;noslowing herdown,butyoualreadyknewthat!Shestilltalksaboutyoufromtimetotime,the good,thebad,andtheugly;asyouknow,shedoesn'tholdback!

Stephanie,TimandKatiearegood,asarealltheirkids.Youhaveatotalofnine grandkids!!IthinkitissafetosaythateachhasafewChuckScotttraitsbouncing aroundinthem!

Allyourbrothersaredoingfine.

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Oh,Inamedatrailonourpropertyafteryou.It'scalledSilverFox.One ofyourmanynicknamesfromyourdaysoffishing!

SilverFoxisawindingtrailwithafewrocks,anarrowpath,splendid viewoftheriverasitproceedsdownthehillandendsatthewater's edge.

Iwantedthetrailtorepresentyourlifeasmuchaspossible. Thetopofthetrailhasroughterrainthattendstobouncearound,thick withtreesandrock.Ifeltthisspokeofyourearlyyears,excitingandfun, withthosedarkspotsthatperhapshauntedyou.

Itarrivesatabeautifullookoutovertheriver,withthesoundofthe water,thecascadeofsunshinethatwashesovertherock,andthe stillnessofthemomentreflectingallthegoodtimesyouhadinyourlife.

Somehoworforsomereason,Ifeelyoursmilehere.Thewildlifebelow remindsmeofyourlovefortheoutdoors.Fromhere,thetrailisdownhill, withmanyrocksandrootsandathornbushtonavigate,thepartoflife thatcanbethatbeautifuldownfallandabeginningtotheunknown.I understandbetterthedemonsyoufaced.Iliketothinkyouknewtheend wascoming,andyoutooksometimetoreflectasmuchasyoucould. Youdidsticktoyourlife'smotto,"Hereforagoodtime,notalongtime!"

Justasyourjourneywithusended,yourtrailstops,whereitmergesinto theriverandflowson.

OnthewateriswhereIsawyouthehappiest.Youlookedpleasedand freebeyondanywordsIcouldwrite.

Look,haveagreatFather'sDay!

Weallsendourlove!

WeareheadingoutforapaddlewithErin, andLirumwillbecallingsoon!

Takecare,missyou!

WHENTHE WHEELSCOMEOFF

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EarlyTuesdaymorning,Iwassittingatapicnic tablebythefoodstationwithmyracingfriend Gary.Aftercirclingtheone-mileloop57times duringthefirstdayofthe6DaysattheFairUltra, Ihaddevelopedaseriousleantotheleft.Itisa relativelycommonoccurrenceamongoldermales duringverylongraces.Eventually,paininthe lowerbackareacanbecomesevereenoughto makecontinuingveryuncomfortable.Iwasat thatpoint.Thecauseoftheleanhasnotbeen determineddefinitively,althoughtherearemany theories.Iwasalsosufferingfromheatedema,a severeswellingofthehands.

Garywastakingashortbreakforbreakfastbefore continuingon,butIwaswellpastthat.Itoldhim Iwasplanningtodropout,althoughtherewere stillfivedaysleft.Hedidn’tsaymuchinresponse, buthedidofferthesageadvicetonevermakea finaldecisiontodiscontinuearacewhenyouare verytired.Instead,takearestbreakbeforeyou decide.Iheadedtowardmytrailer,thinkingit wouldbewisesttoshutdownbeforeIwasinan evenworsecondition.Also,Ididn’tfeelupto trudgingaroundtheloopforendlesshours, particularlywiththesearingheatoftherelentless sun.Mywonderfulandveryexperiencedcrew member,Sandy,hadalreadyfiguredoutwhatwas goingthroughmymindwhenshesawmecoming aroundthecorner.Wewentintothetrailerand satatthetablewiththeothermemberofthe crew,mygreatfriendSteve.Theydidnotwantme toabandonmyracesoearlyandknewIwouldnot behappyaboutmydecisionlater.Althoughit tooksometime,theyconvincedmetohavearest.

Wewouldcomeupwithaplan.Iknewthe combinationofalongbreakandmyachingback wouldlikelypreventmefromreachingmy primarygoalofaCanadian6Dayagegroup record.Wetalkedthroughseveralscenarios.They wentofftohikeacoupleofsectionsofthe AppalachianTrail,includingthebeautiful ButtermilkFallsarea.Ilaiddownandplayedwith thenumbersinmyhead.Ifiguredoutthat,ifI walkedforthreetofourhours,followedbya twenty-minuterestbreaktoclosemyeyesand havemyfeetup,Icouldstillproduceasignificant resultassumingIdidn’ttakealongsleepbreak onceIwasbackoutonthecourse.AfterI regainedsomeenergy,wehadagooddinner, chatted,andIwenttobedearly.Ondaythree,my aimwastogetfocussedonwalkingwhiletrying tocombatthelean.Sandyadvisedmeto straightenmyrightarmandgentlypullitdown myrightsideasIwalked.Iwasinstructedtopick outfourspotsonthecourseandtoremind myselfateachofthemtokeepmyleftshoulder upwhilepressingdownmyrightarm.Thegoal wastobringmybodybackintoalignment.I practisedbutfoundmyselfforgettingeasilyifI startedchattingwithanyoftheother participants.Ialsoincorporatedcomingintothe trailerformylie-downseverythreehours. Unfortunately,thatwascompletelyunenjoyable becauseitwassohot.ThemoreloopsIdid,the morenaturalitbecametopulldowngentlytothe right.Itevolvedintomynormalwaytowalk, includingwhenIwaswithothers.AlthoughIwas feelingmuchbetter,withmybacknothurting, aftertakingasleepbreakandheadingoutagain onthefourthmorning,IrealizedIwouldnotbe abletomakemyprimarygoalsoftherecordand over300miles.

Ineededtofigureoutwhattodotokeepmyself motivateddoingendlessloopswiththedaytime sunandtemperaturesupto31degreesfollowed bythenighttimecold,whenIwouldwearmy winterrunningjacketandgloves.Idecidedto

switchfromthe6Daytothe48Hour,whichwould commenceat9a.m.onDay5.Icheckedwiththe racedirector,whotoldmethatwouldbefine.He tookmyracechipandtransferredmyinformation overtotheupcomingrace.HedidwonderwhyI wouldwanttomaketheswitch,giventhefact that,evenwithallmyissuesandstops,Ihadstill done120milesinalittleoverthreedaysandDay 5wasforecasttobethehottestyet.

IcalculatedthatIstillhadachanceatthe Canadianageclassrecordfor48hours.Ihaduntil thenextmorningtoprepare.Idecidedtousemy strategyof3hourswalking/20minutesresting untilIreachedtherecord–108miles.Iwouldstay onthecourseasmuchaspossible,takingadrink fromourtableeverylapandfoodfromtheaid stationorfromourtableeverysecondloop.After quittingthe6Day,Ihadashower,restedup,and enjoyedanothertastydinnerwithSandyand Stevebeforegoingtobedat10.

Ifeltfineinthemorning,pickedupmynewrace chipatregistrationandstayedwithmyplanpretty muchthroughouttheextremeheatoftheday.I movedreasonablywellatnight,totallingalittle over60milesforthefirst24hours.However,Iwas notfeelingstrong,seemingtohavenolifeinmy legsandfightingtheleanagain.Iknewmybody wasoutofalignment.Bytheendofthemorning, onceagain,mymotivationtopushhad disappeared,andIknewIwasnotup tointerminableslow,wobblylaps throughasecondnight.Isimply retiredfromtherace.Attheend,in theearlymorning,Iwalkedafew

loopswithmylong-timefriendJoe,andthatwas it.Interestingly,Ihadmadethesignificant discoverythatmytimepressingmyarmdownmy rightsidehadover-correctedtheleanandIwas nowtiltedtotheright!

Iwasn’tupset.Mybodysimplywasn’tuptothe taskthisyear.Afterreturningtoourtrailer,I actuallypackedmyownbelongingsforthefirst timeeverafteramulti-dayevent.Breakfastand theawardsfollowedrightaftertherace.Thenwe satinthetrailerforanhourorso.Joeentertained uswithsomeamazingstories.Itwasawonderful waytoendthisyear’sadventure.

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Growingupinthelate60s,70s,andearly80s,guys neverchattedwiththeirbuddiesaboutmental health.

Itwasconsideredasignofweakness.Wehadto betough,andifemotionswerebubblingup, "Well,toobad,that'slife.Dealwithit.Suckit upandgetabackbone."

Sothatwaswhatwedid.Weburieditalittle bitdeeper,hadanotherbeer,orturnedto someotheraddictivesubstancetocope!Never dealingwithourchildhoodtraumas,struggles andtragedies!

Insomecases,thefolkswegrewupwithdidn't makeit,lifebecametoomuchtohandle,andthey escapedintheonlywaythatmadeanysensetothem…

Ifweonlyunderstoodhowtohelp,whattosayornottosay, orknewhowtojustbethereforthem.Howmanyoutcomeswouldhavechanged;howmanylivessaved?

OnarecentpodcastwithLillPetrella(TeamLead,MentalHealthPromotionCanadianMentalHealth Association,Brant-Haldimand-NorfolkBranch),wediscussedthissubject,andhereissomeinformationLill shared.

InCanada,menhaveasuicideratethreetimeshigherthanwomen.Why?Wehavesocializedmentobestrong, stoicandself-reliant;showingemotionisasignofweakness,asisaskingforhelp.Further,menare underservedbyourtraditionalhealthandsocialservicesectors.Menaredyinginalarmingnumbers,allaround us,alone.Howcanwechangethisreality?

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