Sorry to be a downer, but looks like this is Ikely my Dad's last Thanksgiving. He's been battling health issues (not uncommon at 82 years old), and they just got out of the Oncology office with news his cancer is not treatable and aggressive. The cancer type is "Spindle Cell" which is kind of rare. It has metastasized to his lungs which is bad news.
Thinking it's a matter of months.
My four adult kids will all be here tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Could use thoughts and prayers for that as I'm sure it'll be challenging. They all have great relationships with him so there's nothing weird, just the sadness that this may be the last Thanksgiving with him.
At his age, he's opposed to radical treatment that will significantly reduce quality of life in the time he has left. He's had several people he knows where it ended very badly with chemotherapy and other things.
I know y'all are so kind to me on stuff and I don't want this at all to be a sympathy thing. I know tons of folks here have had similar situations. I'm hardly unique here.
And again, sorry to be a downer.
I've been blessed miles beyond what's normal to have had my Dad as my close friend and business partner for 35 years. We have a great relationship and I see him at least weekly for lunch or get together.
His faith is very strong and he tells me he's ready to go if that's how it goes. Said he's way more worried about being 90 and feeling terrible and a burden than he's worried about dying.
So this isn't about sympathy or anything weird like that. No need to reply or anything. Y'all are my people and I wanted to let you know something big is in my life now.
Thinking it's a matter of months.
My four adult kids will all be here tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Could use thoughts and prayers for that as I'm sure it'll be challenging. They all have great relationships with him so there's nothing weird, just the sadness that this may be the last Thanksgiving with him.
At his age, he's opposed to radical treatment that will significantly reduce quality of life in the time he has left. He's had several people he knows where it ended very badly with chemotherapy and other things.
I know y'all are so kind to me on stuff and I don't want this at all to be a sympathy thing. I know tons of folks here have had similar situations. I'm hardly unique here.
And again, sorry to be a downer.
I've been blessed miles beyond what's normal to have had my Dad as my close friend and business partner for 35 years. We have a great relationship and I see him at least weekly for lunch or get together.
His faith is very strong and he tells me he's ready to go if that's how it goes. Said he's way more worried about being 90 and feeling terrible and a burden than he's worried about dying.
So this isn't about sympathy or anything weird like that. No need to reply or anything. Y'all are my people and I wanted to let you know something big is in my life now.