For as long as I can remember there has always been just me and my dad.

And unlike some people, I just feel like I never want to leave him because I am all he has.

We have been through everything together, losing my mum, my first step, my first word and my first love right the way through my depression to where I am today.

He has seen me grow into the young woman I am and although he often tells me what I do wrong I can see in his eyes he still dotes on me.

The affection and love is hard for my dad to express particularly as I have got older but it doesn’t mean he loves me any less.

There would never be anyone who could replace my dad, nor would I ever want there to be.

When I have been in my darkest hours he has been there to guide me through and has held my hand when I have needed to walk that step behind.

Because of the person my dad is to me, I will always hold him close to my heart and carry him with me where ever the road shall take me.

We all need someone to help us through and to guide the way; someone to whom we can look up to and relate.