that's so sad, being near his birthday. that happened with my dad - he died on the 13th, and his b'day was on the 19th.
mark his birthday anyway, hon - i light a candle or something as simple as that. and i phone my mum, or make that one of my bi-annual visits, and my sisters and her do something to mark his birthday, even if it's just a glass of wine, or being all together.
x