Hang in there Grandpa

Mom was worried about her Dad. A few months before my Mom passed away, they had found a mass in Grandpa's colon that could be cancerous. Unfortunately, his heart wasn't strong enough to take surgery so they had to wait and continue testing. The time has come where the specialists believe they must perform the surgery and they are going to get in and out of there as quickly as possible. Mom was always there for Grandpa. They shopped together, called each other often, spent time with each other up at the Lake. And wow did my Dad and Grandpa have the best relationship a Son-n-law and Father could have. Their relationship sort of reminded me of Ted and my Dad's. Sure, they respected one another but they were comfortable enough to rip on each other which made their relationship fun. My Grandpa told me over Memorial day that my Dad was not just a Son-n-law, he was his best friend. It was hard to hear those words.



So, Mom and Dad....Grandpa goes into surgery tomorrow and will be recovering in the hospital for at least a week if not longer. Christina will visit often and Aunt Kim is taking the day off work. Eve is going to call all of us when he is out of the surgery to give us all an update.



Grandpa will do just fine. We need him to do fine. We need him in our lives for many more years. He raised my Mother, he walked her down the aisle, he held me when I was first born, we've spent every Christmas eve with him and now more then ever, we need our Grandfather. Our Grandfather's are the closest thing left to our parents.



Here is Grandpa holding me at one week old.

Here's Mom holding me at 10 months old at the beach up-north (see Grandpa waving his arms in the background?)

And here's Eve, Grandpa and Mom or "Patty" as Grandpa would call you, at Dad's 50th birthday party.

Watch over him for us and pray for a quick recovery.

They'll take care of your Dad, don't worry........

Wishing you were here,

Melissa