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Thanks Dad – Determination, Strength, Dignity
Early one morning in 2002, my brother picked me up from the airport and drove me to the hospital to see my dad. He had been unresponsive since the afternoon before. His rapid turn for the worse was what had prompted the previous night’s phone calls urging me to catch a cross-country flight – if I ever wanted to see him alive again.
Thanks Dad - High Five
My dad was funny. That’s how most people would describe him. He was quick on his feet. A teaser. And, he would always leave the room smiling. At the surprise 60th birthday party my brothers and I held for him, with about 100 of his closest friends, he turned the table on us all and—with microphone in hand—went around the room and shared hysterical, embarrassing, and sometimes sentimental stories about everyone in attendance. Johnny Carson couldn’t have put on a better show.
Thanks Dad - For the 10 Extra Years of Prostate Screenings
My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer a couple of weeks ago. They caught it very early and it looks like there's about a 100 percent chance he'll make a full recovery, but for my Dad it's going to be a long journey of pain and b.s. He'll be OK, but his life is definitely going to change and not in a way that any of us would want it to.
Thanks Dad – Teaching Me A Few Valuable Lessons
As I write this, I’m doing one of the very things for which my father and I share a great passion. Through his eyes, I grew to love the very same thing, that I hope to one day pass on to my boy … a passion for something so simple, something that neither of us has any control over. It is something that we both obsess over – and more importantly – share with one another. But, I’ll get to all that.
