Emotional Goodbye: Katy Karrenbauer Bids Farewell to Beloved Father
Father and daughter said goodbye. - Farewell exchanged between daughter and father
Hey there! Let's dive into a heartfelt story of Katy Karrenbauer, the actress from "Hinter Gittern," as she shares her emotional journey with her father, Dieter.
On a somber day, May 23, 2025, Katy's father, aged 93, took his final breath. Katy expressed her farewell through a heartwarming post on Facebook, which marked the end of an extraordinary life shared with her beloved father. Speaking extensively with RTL.de, Katy opened up about her father's passing.
Weeks prior, her father had shared his anticipation of death, saying, "Katy, I think I'm going to die. You know, my body, I think, has no strength left to participate in life," amidst his battle with dementia. However, there were moments of clarity, and he still managed to express his wish to celebrate his 93rd birthday on May 12, 2025, which he did delightfully with Katy and a few friends.
Scenes from the celebration, with her father singing to an old tune, were captured in Katy's Facebook farewell post. Tear-jerking, isn't it?
A week before his passing, Katy's father expressed his readiness to leave, asking, "I have to go, Katy, are you okay with that?" Katy, in her strength, reassured her father, "Yes, I am, Papa, I am okay with that."
Katy stood by her father till the very end, ensuring his wish of not being connected to machines in his final moments was respected. "My father never wanted to die hooked up to machines, and I did everything I could to make sure that didn't happen," she shared.
A poignant reunion took place in 2018, after 50 years of no contact. Despite her parents' separation when she was a child, her father's former partner reached out before passing away from cancer seven years ago. Katy then brought her father from Duisburg to live with her in Berlin.
Her story is told in her book "I Wanted a Dog - Now I Have a Father," which seems to offer a personal insight into her relationship with her dementia-stricken father, filled with love, humor, and emotion. Katy has also been vocal about Vaterliebe und Demenz (fatherly love and dementia), signifying she has been open about her personal life and her relationship with her father in the context of dementia care.
- Katy Karrenbauer
- Father's Passing
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- Dementia Care
- Vaterliebe und Demenz
- Book: I Wanted a Dog - Now I Have a Father
I'm not going to let you go, even as I celebrate the memories of our entertainment-filled years with celebrities, just like we did at your 93rd birthday. I promised you I would honor your wish not to be connected to machines, and I did everything in my power to make that happen.
