Today it has sunk in

[merexcursion]

that my dad has esophageal cancer. I think because we usually celebrate all the sept. birthdays in our family together on one day that would be in a couple weeks but instead we are going to mom and dad's this Sat. just for dad's birthday which happens to be on the ninth. Because, he starts radiation and chemo in a couple weeks and need to make

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[helios137]

I am very sorry to be reading this. It reminds me of when I went with my dad to Sloan Kettering in NYC a couple of years ago. At that time they gave him a prognosis of having a year to live. He actually hung in there for 18 months. After we left the hospital, my dad and mom dismissed the prognosis and happily returned to being in denial of the whole situation. I didn't try to stop them because that's how they needed to deal with the situation at the time. But I did make myself a promise that I am happy to say that I kept. My promise to myself was that I would cherish and appeciate every single moment I had left with my dad. I spent more time with him. I asked him questions that I always wanted to ask him. We did things together and alone. I hugged him and held his and and just hung out with him. It didn't make his death any easier for me to deal with, but it gave me great memories which I still call upon when thinking of my dad. Kelly, I hope the doctors are wrong about your dad and he makes it past the year. I just wanted to share what I did when I was facing a similar situation.

[merexcursion]

yeah.

sorry for your loss.
We all have to go... thats the only thing that makes me feel better about death for some reason.