Eric Tomei

Eric Tomei is a physical therapist residing in the metro Detroit area. He has a B.A. in Psychology, a B.S. in Health Sciences and a masters degree in physical therapy from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. I Miss My Dad…is his first book with the hopes of uniting everyone who has lost a Dad or loved one to share their stories. His mission is to let people know that they are not alone in dealing with the loss of a loved one and you will always have a friend to talk to. He has a passion for charity work as 15% of each book sold will be donated to Habitat for Humanity. His goal is to raise $1 million for this charity through donations and the sale of I Miss My Dad… Eric appeared on the radio show Healing the Grieving Heart with hosts Dr. Gloria & Dr. Heidi Horsley, to discuss Father’s Day Without a Father. To listen to this show, go to the following link: https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/39135/fathers-day-without-a-father-and-finding-success-in-your-life

Articles:

We’ll Vote On It

As I was writing this post I was going to go in a completely different direction and then something changed. I burped. Yep, that’s right I burped. Now readers out there are wondering how in the hell can you be influenced in writing about one of nature’s gaseous effects? The reason is very simple. Every time I used to burp around my Dad he would say the exact same thing: “Bring it up and will vote on it.” I laughed hysterically every single time he said it, and to this day I still have no […]

Talking to the Wall

Growing up my Dad used to get so frustrated when he would have to repeat things over and over again to me. It is not that I didn’t understand them, it was probably more like I didn’t think it was important enough at the time to remember. Clean your room, don’t fight with your sisters, pick your shoes up from the front of the door were common things I did in which the infamous response from my Dad was, “It feels like I am talking to the wall.” How many times in life with family and friends do […]

So the grass isn’t perfect…

As spring time approaches, the sun is coming out, the rain clouds visit occassionally and the grass grows and grows. This is a signal in the Midwest that yes, finally we can get rid of the 6 months of winter everyone complains about. A favorite pastime of every kid was that first time they cut the lawn under the watchful eye of Dad. I can remember it like it was yesterday, and I am sure if my Dad was here too, he would remember it in a much different way. I was about 10 and I felt like […]

Does anybody want to play catch?

When I was growing up one of my favorites things to do was to play catch. It didn’t matter what the ball was. It could have been a football, baseball, or basketball, I didn’t care. I could play catch or shoot baskets for hours on end and not get the least bit bored. I always had this vision growing up that my Dad, when I was a little kid, would want to play catch with me for hours and feel like it was the greatest thing in the world he was doing at the time. […]

Spring cleaning…

Hopefully that summer is right around the corner (yeah right) it was hailing here in Michigan today, it is the time for year for everyone to take inventory and do the dreaded spring cleaning. Mostly, spring cleaning consists of getting rid of past stuff to make room for future stuff. Basically in the end every year, it is a recycling of some stuff always. A sense of real accomplishment comes with a good spring cleaning as new hope arises that your literal house will stay that way the whole year, if not for just a week. Last […]

Little Lauren…

Kids have such a great way of putting things into the proper perspective in life. They really make you realize that the happy times are really happy and should be celebrated and that the sad times aren’t all that bad and they will get better. Once a month, I schedule a visit with my goddaughter, Lauren. I truly look forward to hanging out and bonding with her especially since she is approaching big-girl age of 3 in May. It is so fascinating the way kids change day by day. It was really a perfect day. […]

Happy Easters with My Dad

One of my favorite times of the year is the Easter holiday. The weather is starting to turn nice, everybody is in a good mood, there is plenty of good food to eat and everyone is on a sugar rush from all of the candy that is consumed. I always looked forward to Easter as a kid because of the simple fact of dying those Easter eggs, a tradition that many kids look forward to each year. My Mom absolutely used to hate dying Easter eggs with us. She didn’t like anything about it, but thankfully my […]

The New Wallet

For my birthday this past year I got a brand new Coach wallet from my fiance. Now, before I met my fiance I was used to being called Coach as I coached a baseball team for four years, not having it as a personal accessory. I have come to learn that has great quality merchandise and this wallet looked like it was made of the finest brown leather. My current wallet I have had for about 11 years and people have been telling me for years to get a new one. But you know what, I […]

Preparation for Life

You know when I was growing up living with my Dad was not the easiest experience in the world. He was a strict disciplinarian and he didn’t put with any crap from me or my two sisters. He was serious, introverted, and analytical. Those who know me best would know that I am none of those things. I always thought to myself, “Gosh it would be great if my Dad was my friend or my buddy. We could do things together, hang out, talk about ‘guy stuff’. It would be great.” And you […]

Fried Clams and Healing

By Eric Tomei — One of the reasons I love my job is that we talk about food all the time. If we are not talking about food, we are eating food, planning to eat food, or wishing people would bring in food. Today at the health clinic, one of our patients was talking about fried clams, and she said that the reason that she ate them was to bond and connect with her Dad. It turns out that he had loved fried clams. Immediately, I began thinking of how many experiences I had with my dad that were similar […]

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