How Will I Ever Live Without Him?
My father is dying. On August 7th, he was admitted into the hospital and after much testing (some tortuous), he was finally diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer last week. They've told us it is a very aggressive form of cancer and there is nothing we can do at this stage to stop it. We were shattered and heartbroken with the news. Even though my dad has had his fair share of health issues over the last 4 or 5 years, we always thought it would be his heart that failed him. Never did we even really think about cancer. On top of cancer, his kidneys have also shut down and he had to start dialysis soon after entering the hospital just to live while the doctors were figuring out what was wrong with him. Yesterday marked his third week in the hospital. I've been going early in the morning and visiting him daily. I go back in the evenings as well. During the first 2 weeks, I was usually the only one there in the early hours and I treasured ev...