“John”, seventy, suffers from lung cancer that has spread to his bones. He underwent a clinical trial four months ago and has been in a slow decline since that time. John lives about five hundred miles from his youngest daughter, “Kelly”. John knew his health was slowly winning the battle and wanted to see his daughter while he still was able to care for himself.
After driving about two hundred miles, John became so weak that he could drive no further. Kelly drove down to pick up her dad and brought him to her home that same day. Since he has been in Kelly’s home, John has become weaker and needing more and more help with his daily needs.
Kelly has had some recent drama in her life, but sees life events as random experiences. She has an amazing, positive attitude about life. Her major focus is about her dad and his needs. Kelly said that she and her dad have always been close. It is that unconditional love that is helping both of them to get through some difficult times.
NO MATTER WHAT
He was driving up to visit her.
An eight hour drive at most.
Halfway there, he could go no further.
She made sure he got there safe.
Her primary focus is on her dad.
He’s been sick for way too long.
He came up to visit for a while,
but now it is for the time he has left.
She spoke about losing her home
in a major forest fire just three weeks ago.
She lost everything she owned,
but sees it as a positive event in her life.
“My home did not have a downstairs bedroom.
This new rental home has just that.
This fire may have been a blessing
as now my dad can stay here in comfort.”
She has just started chemotherapy treatments
as suffers from metastatic cancer herself.
“God must believe I am strong
in order to handle these things.”
She doesn’t focus on her or her dad’s cancer.
She sees it as a random life event.
She has had a lot of drama these past few weeks,
but her primary focus is to unconditionally love her dad
no matter what.
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