Our Hero, Dad’s celebration of life

My mom has no idea I am doing this. I just would like to help in any way and I know how generous people are and the power of prayer to help my
dad out! 

39 years of loving someone seems like a lifetime.  When that person that you’ve loved so long is fighting for their life, 39 years flashes by in the blink of an eye. As some of you know and some of you are now learning, my Dad is fighting the fight of his life and my Mom his devoted and life  long partner is terrified of the possibility of a life without him. They have been by each others side since they were 15, just babies. In 39 years they have raised 6 kids and are loving on 12 grand babies. There’s so much more  life for them to live, and so much more love for them to share .   

In the past year something has not been right.   My dads speech and memory were just kind of   off and he had rapid weight loss..Now he’s that tough macho kind who doesn’t like to frequent   doctor offices. He is a hard worker. Working as a crane operator for as long as I can remember.  All he could say is I can’t miss work. “Missing work   don’t pay bills!”  On November 27th (the day before Thanksgiving) he had an MRI showing a mass on his brain. The mass is pushing and causing a tilt which is why he’s having difficulties with his motor skills. He has been hospitalized    ever since.

Last week the doctors did a biopsy on the mass. Leaving my dad in really bad shape. Because of    the location of the mass and the trauma caused by the surgery he has regressed. Some days he   doesn’t even know who we are. I cannot even      put into words how hard those days are. Watching our hard working dad be so helpless has been awful.

Unfortunately, the biopsy came back inconclusive. They sent the sample to the Mayo Clinic and are still waiting to hear back results. They are unable to open him back up and gather another sample for the risk are far to dangerous.  The team at Loma Linda are going to do attempt treatments because his condition has gotten worse since the biopsy. My dad is not willing to give up and go home and be on hospice. He is choosing to fight this!  He’s always been this warrior and all 6 of us kids have his back and are here to give him our strength and stand by him as he has us our whole lives.

Please pray God places his protective and healing hands on my dad.  There is nothing easy about the path he must walk right now. The road ahead of him is long and uncertain.

Right now my Mom is being so strong for my dad. She’s been by his side since. She has a strong faith and she’s praying to GOD and fighting the good fight with my dad as well. I don’t want my dad to worry about them having a place to come home to or struggling to keep a roof over her head. Not only is my dad the love of her life, he is her SOLE provider. (Always has been) They just bought a house, bills are piling up and they haven’t even unpacked the boxes yet. From house payments, household bills, medical bills, (which are outrageous for all the treatments) to everyday life, my moms small safety net is quickly shrinking. Right now she nor my dad should have to worry about financials(she is, my dad would be to if he were more aware) I know that was my dads main reasoning for not going to check on his health because of being the sole provider. I just want to ease any burden I can from both of them.

We are hopeful this coming week will at least leave us with some answers and a possible treatment plan. I will keep everyone updated as much as possible.

If all you can contribute is prayers we believe! The power of prayer is undeniable!Thank you!   If you can contribute financially to help ease any burden for them, thank you, from the bottom of my families heart! Peace of mind is so valuable and I am hopeful we can at least give that to her. Praying for a Christmas miracle.  Please feel free to share.