There are a lot of reasons I have to be thankful in my life, but this coming month is giving me one of the most wonderful things to be thankful.
For those of you new to my blog, this is my dad. He can be stubborn, but giving to a fault. He is exasperating at times (it's always been "my way or no way").
Back in February of this year, out of the blue, he collapsed with a massive seizure. After much testing it was found that his lung cancer that he beat two years ago had spread, and
For those of you new to my blog, this is my dad. He can be stubborn, but giving to a fault. He is exasperating at times (it's always been "my way or no way").
Back in February of this year, out of the blue, he collapsed with a massive seizure. After much testing it was found that his lung cancer that he beat two years ago had spread, and
he had a 4cm tumor on his brain. Thankfully, it wasn't in his brain. Lots of doctors appointments later, he had surgery to remove the tumor. We weren't out of the woods yet though. His mental status was really altered. A combination of the swelling in the brain and also medications they had him on. This has since resolved itself, and he is back to doing most of what he used to do, even driving.
It is now almost his birthday. He will be 70 this month. This is a HUGE milestone for him. Not many people in his family live this long, and he seriously thought he wouldn't. Of 6 children, there is only him and his older brother. Both his sisters, and his two other brothers have passed away. His parents both passed away in their early 60's.
I am thankful to the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff at Wentworth Douglass Hospital, and especially the Seacoast Cancer Center, for all that they have done to ensure that I have my father for another birthday. Now we can enjoy complaining about him being a royal pain for much longer :).
He has worked hard all his life to take care of my mother and us children. And as much as he hates to admit it, from all I have been told about my Grandfather, he is more like him than he will ever admit.
In August he had new scans done, and they have come back clean as a whistle. Not a spec of cancer anywhere. It truly is amazing what G-d and medicine can do. And yes, praying was the first priority. I am just thankful.....the words can't do justice for what my heart feels.
It is now almost his birthday. He will be 70 this month. This is a HUGE milestone for him. Not many people in his family live this long, and he seriously thought he wouldn't. Of 6 children, there is only him and his older brother. Both his sisters, and his two other brothers have passed away. His parents both passed away in their early 60's.
I am thankful to the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff at Wentworth Douglass Hospital, and especially the Seacoast Cancer Center, for all that they have done to ensure that I have my father for another birthday. Now we can enjoy complaining about him being a royal pain for much longer :).
He has worked hard all his life to take care of my mother and us children. And as much as he hates to admit it, from all I have been told about my Grandfather, he is more like him than he will ever admit.
In August he had new scans done, and they have come back clean as a whistle. Not a spec of cancer anywhere. It truly is amazing what G-d and medicine can do. And yes, praying was the first priority. I am just thankful.....the words can't do justice for what my heart feels.
