Last Tuesday as Jarrod and I were going to bed we got a phone call from my brother. My dad, who had been diagnosed with cancer in April, had passed away unexpectedly. My dad chose to fight cancer alone because he did not want us to worry about him. His courage and determination will never be forgotten by me. I am having a hard time dealing with his departure, but slowly I am coming to grips with the fact that he no longer has to lie about his sickness and he is no longer in pain.
We were all told that his cancer had shrunk. There was no need for additional chemo or radiation because the cancer was going away. A discussion with his doctor revealed that the cancer was much worse than he let anyone believe. The cancer had spread to his lymph nodes, adrenal glands, and intestines and chemo and radiation could not help. I am aching inside. I wish he wouldn't have kept that information from us. I wish I could have helped him. I am so sad that he battled this disease on his own.
We were all told that his cancer had shrunk. There was no need for additional chemo or radiation because the cancer was going away. A discussion with his doctor revealed that the cancer was much worse than he let anyone believe. The cancer had spread to his lymph nodes, adrenal glands, and intestines and chemo and radiation could not help. I am aching inside. I wish he wouldn't have kept that information from us. I wish I could have helped him. I am so sad that he battled this disease on his own.
My kids will never know how great their grandfather was. I hope to carry on his memories, so he lives on through them.
1 comment:
i understand amber about couple yrs ago my stepdad passes from brain cancer but as you said he is no longer in pain my thoughts are with you and your family keep in touch ok and stay healthy
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