re: Lost My Father To Cancer Today

I lost my Pops to ALS in 2017. It was a brutal disease, but was relatively quick given what it can do to a person. Watching him deteriorate so completely and quickly was the most difficult thing I've ever been through. The day he passed brought, honestly, a bit of relief. The grief was there, of course, and it was terrible, but there was no recovery possible for him. The details of his suffering hardly ever register with me anymore, and they aren't important here. They've faded with time, gradually replaced by the overwhelming memories of the great times we spent and the stories we all have of those times.

Those memories and stories are your life raft today. They are what will keep you going and get you through the coming days, weeks, and months. It isn't easy, in fact......it outright sucks, but it does get better.

My condolences for your loss. I'll say a prayer for you and your family.