A Father’s Grief
Trucker’s father Joshua Dukes has been very open online about how difficult losing his son is. He said: “I didn’t know heartache could hurt this bad. I am missing Trucker so much today. It’s like a thick cloud of grief is hanging over my head. I just can’t escape it.”
A Father’s Grief
Four Years Later
March 3rd, 2021 marked 4 years since Trucker passed. His father posted: “I’m still an emotional wreck. It’s interesting to me how the darkness creeps up. I am so used to it now I don’t always recognize the grief when the dark clouds roll in. I feel the weight on my shoulders. I see the struggle I have making the simplest decisions. I’m moody for no reason. My physical energy and strength dwindles. Then it hits me, this is all part of grieving a loved one. It always happens this time of year. It’s your mind and your body trying to make sense of something that it shouldn’t have to. Dads are not supposed to bury their sons in the ground. I am grateful for the wisdom my wife gives me every year to take this day off, because I forget about it and try and power through the funk while my mind, soul and body are struggling to cope with this pain. It’s part of the process, feeling this way. I just wish it wasn’t this hard. Taking time to reflect and remember Truckers’s life is really important, but also extremely painful at the same time.”
Four Years Later
