history: Last year, my father passed away. He was my best friend. Last year_comma_ my father passed away. Oh goodness_comma_ I am so sorry to hear that. Was it sudden?
current: Yeah, he developed a stage 4 glioma in his brain that could not be removed.
next: That is awful and very sorry you had to go through that. I work at a cancer hospital so I can't imagine going through that with a loved one.