Help my Dad achieve his Bucket List
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My dad told me at a young age to always fill others buckets and would give me a hug to fill my love bucket. On my bad days my dad would always tell me he wished he was there to give me a hug and fill my bucket. My dad has made it his life's mission to fill everyone's buckets. To make a positive impact and raise people up. I want to send him to heaven with his bucket completely filled.
Let me give you some background: So some of you have the awesome pleasure of knowing my dad Scott Cavna. Some of you do not. For those who do not know him well...I'm so sorry, you are missing out. My dad is legally blind and in his early twenties struggled to raise 2 kids as a single dad in Philadelphia. Despite his vision challenges my dad managed to navigate the public transportation system throughout the city to get my brother (also legally blind) and I around to school, doctors appointments, birthday parties, and whatever our hearts desired. My dad did everything he could to make sure my brother and I never went without. He worked hard and instilled me in a dedicated work ethic that continues to serve me today. It wasn't until recently that I realized how much my dad sacrificed for us. To make sure we never struggled or worried. We pretty much always got what we asked for. We were spoiled rotten and my dad knew it. But he was and continues to be an amazing dad.
When I moved to Maine, my dad made a decision to not let the distance keep us apart so he has called me every Sunday for 22 years. I think I can count on 1 hand the amount of times he has missed a Sunday and there was always a good reason for the miss. Even when I didn't answer his calls all the time, even when the Eagles and Patriots were playing in the Super Bowl, even when he was sick or travelling, he always called. He's always been my confidant, my fiercest cheerleader, the one who I could always count on to cheer me up when I didn't think I could go on. He's dropped everything to come to Maine when I have needed him to. He's even managed to surprise me a time or two. I love my Dad and I will never ever forget everything he has done to make me the woman I am today. I honestly don't know how I am going to manage once he's gone.
And now, my time with my dad has been cut. We were told this past Thursday that my dad has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer and that he has approx 2 months to live. Suddenly, the years of plans to do things and go places has been drastically cut short. We were told on February 21st that they found cancer that had spread into his abdominal wall and that all signed pointed to Pancreatic Cancer. During the weekend I spent with my dad in the hospital we discussed what his "Bucket List" would look like. Of course one of the top things he wants to do is see his grandchildren once last time. A trip from Maine to Philly with my kids has already been planned. My 10 year old child is devastated but wants to push his Pop-Pop around the Zoo haha! I gently tell them "I don't think Pop-Pop will be up for a trip around the zoo kiddo but lets see how he feels when we get there and we can take it from there." My dad also has 3 other grandkids that live in Ohio, we will be working out the details in planning a trip to Ohio or seeing if we can get the kids to my dad in Philly.
But his biggest bucket list item is seeing my brother in Tucson, AZ. For reasons I cannot explain, my brother is in Tucson and unable to come to visit my dad. My dad wants to see my brother one last time. I want to take my dad to Tucson, so he can see my brother one last time. He made a couple cracks about traveling to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and maybe even Reno. But the more I thought about it, the more I thought I could make it work. If I raised enough money in the next couple of weeks I could fly us to Tucson, rent a car, visit my brother, drive to the Grand Canyon and then drive to Vegas and fly back to Philly. I have been told by the Oncology Social Workers that we could coordinate with Cancer specialists in the areas we are traveling so they are aware of his situation, they can talk and coordinate with his providers in Philly and can support him out there if needed.
I want to make this happen for him. My dad has made it his mission in life to make sure everyone is taken care of. He has always put his kids and others first and has always made sure everyone was always taken care of. He got me through college, supports my nephew, took care of his mom while she was dying of cancer, and so much more. This man deserves to have his bucket list filled. He deserves his bucket filled when he goes to heaven. Our time is limited so please help me raise this money so I can plan the trip of a lifetime for my dad before he's too ill to travel.
Love, Luck, & Lollipops,
Holly
(Scott's Daughter)
Let me give you some background: So some of you have the awesome pleasure of knowing my dad Scott Cavna. Some of you do not. For those who do not know him well...I'm so sorry, you are missing out. My dad is legally blind and in his early twenties struggled to raise 2 kids as a single dad in Philadelphia. Despite his vision challenges my dad managed to navigate the public transportation system throughout the city to get my brother (also legally blind) and I around to school, doctors appointments, birthday parties, and whatever our hearts desired. My dad did everything he could to make sure my brother and I never went without. He worked hard and instilled me in a dedicated work ethic that continues to serve me today. It wasn't until recently that I realized how much my dad sacrificed for us. To make sure we never struggled or worried. We pretty much always got what we asked for. We were spoiled rotten and my dad knew it. But he was and continues to be an amazing dad.
When I moved to Maine, my dad made a decision to not let the distance keep us apart so he has called me every Sunday for 22 years. I think I can count on 1 hand the amount of times he has missed a Sunday and there was always a good reason for the miss. Even when I didn't answer his calls all the time, even when the Eagles and Patriots were playing in the Super Bowl, even when he was sick or travelling, he always called. He's always been my confidant, my fiercest cheerleader, the one who I could always count on to cheer me up when I didn't think I could go on. He's dropped everything to come to Maine when I have needed him to. He's even managed to surprise me a time or two. I love my Dad and I will never ever forget everything he has done to make me the woman I am today. I honestly don't know how I am going to manage once he's gone.
And now, my time with my dad has been cut. We were told this past Thursday that my dad has Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer and that he has approx 2 months to live. Suddenly, the years of plans to do things and go places has been drastically cut short. We were told on February 21st that they found cancer that had spread into his abdominal wall and that all signed pointed to Pancreatic Cancer. During the weekend I spent with my dad in the hospital we discussed what his "Bucket List" would look like. Of course one of the top things he wants to do is see his grandchildren once last time. A trip from Maine to Philly with my kids has already been planned. My 10 year old child is devastated but wants to push his Pop-Pop around the Zoo haha! I gently tell them "I don't think Pop-Pop will be up for a trip around the zoo kiddo but lets see how he feels when we get there and we can take it from there." My dad also has 3 other grandkids that live in Ohio, we will be working out the details in planning a trip to Ohio or seeing if we can get the kids to my dad in Philly.
But his biggest bucket list item is seeing my brother in Tucson, AZ. For reasons I cannot explain, my brother is in Tucson and unable to come to visit my dad. My dad wants to see my brother one last time. I want to take my dad to Tucson, so he can see my brother one last time. He made a couple cracks about traveling to the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and maybe even Reno. But the more I thought about it, the more I thought I could make it work. If I raised enough money in the next couple of weeks I could fly us to Tucson, rent a car, visit my brother, drive to the Grand Canyon and then drive to Vegas and fly back to Philly. I have been told by the Oncology Social Workers that we could coordinate with Cancer specialists in the areas we are traveling so they are aware of his situation, they can talk and coordinate with his providers in Philly and can support him out there if needed.
I want to make this happen for him. My dad has made it his mission in life to make sure everyone is taken care of. He has always put his kids and others first and has always made sure everyone was always taken care of. He got me through college, supports my nephew, took care of his mom while she was dying of cancer, and so much more. This man deserves to have his bucket list filled. He deserves his bucket filled when he goes to heaven. Our time is limited so please help me raise this money so I can plan the trip of a lifetime for my dad before he's too ill to travel.
Love, Luck, & Lollipops,
Holly
(Scott's Daughter)
Organizer
Holly George
Organizer
Wiscasset, ME