{"id":40626,"date":"2024-10-23T10:48:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=40626"},"modified":"2024-10-23T10:49:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:49:35","slug":"melissa-gilbert-still-cherishes-her-special-bond-with-michael-landon-decades-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/10\/melissa-gilbert-still-cherishes-her-special-bond-with-michael-landon-decades-after-his-death.html","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Gilbert Still Cherishes Her Special Bond with Michael Landon Decades after His Death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It’s hard to believe 31 years have passed since Michael Landon went home to be with\u00a0Jesus<\/a>. His absence has left an ache in Melissa’s heart when she thinks about her \u2018Pa.’<\/p>\n

“You would think that I would have been feeling this kind of sadness last year, on the 30th anniversary. After all, 30 seems like more of a landmark number than 31. Yet here I am, feeling the grief and loss deeply today,” she\u00a0said<\/a>.<\/p>\n

31 years ago, Michael Landon died from his battle with pancreatic cancer. The star of\u00a0Little House On The Prairie<\/em>\u00a0left behind family, friends, and his “Little Halfpint’ Melissa. She treasured their relationship and came to think of him as a father.<\/p>\n

In a post on Instagram, Melissa Gilbert shared a dream she had of Michael Landon. She\u00a0wrote<\/a>, “Dreamt last night that I was back on the set working with this phenomenal man. I’d say that I miss him but I was just with him in my dreams. Some folks say that when we dream of a loved one who has passed, it’s their way of visiting us. I’d like to believe that.<\/p>\n

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