My dad has cancer???
Friday, May 27, 2011 at 10:30AM 
I was in the kitchen when I got the phone call, yeah, I had to sit down. My dad said he had some bad news, my heart dropped to my stomach. You know the feeling when you get that kind of news. This news was coming from a man who was a strong man, a veteran. He was the guy I looked up to. I always tried to squeeze his hand with out it hurting, what a grip he had. My dad was also sober and smoke free for many years, he was my power of example I look up to him, he can't have cancer. Well we'll beat it dad, I said. He said, we are certainly going to try. He also said that he was grateful. I was like: Grateful? What are you talking about? Well Rory, back when I was in Korea a bullet just missed my head and ever since that day I have been counting my blessings. Each day has been a gift (yet another thing I could look up to him for). I started to understand what he meant, we both were taught to take each day as it comes and live it to the fullest and he intended to do just that. My dad fought the battle of cancer for 7 months. He has been gone for a little over 10 years and I still miss him. I honor my dad this weekend for his dedication to his country, but I honor him next weekend at the "relay for life walk" for his life and his toughest battle Cancer. I miss you dad :-(
Richard E. MacNish
CANCER SUCKS
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Reader Comments (2)
Your dad was a very special guy...I remember hanging around the house with Midi when we were little, and he'd have us both laughing! I miss him too.
I lost my Dad to pancreatic cancer in '91... it began as colon cancer. Had he gone for colonoscopy screening sooner, he might still be with us. Very sad... he missed so much, like seeing his great-grandchildren. Your involvement with the Relay for Life walk is admirable. The progress in the fight against cancer is so very slow... most of the chemotherapy drugs in use are 30 years old. By God's grace, someday they'll figure it out. In the meantime, as your Dad said, every day is a gift.