Poppa Ed

A lot of you know that my stepdad has been sick lately and have been praying for him. I really appreciate that. Just an update: yesterday he went to his oncologist and was told he now has cancer in his lungs and his bones and that they recommend that hospice is started soon. This is devastating news for us. It's like they are saying it's the end of the road, and there's no more hope. I am incredibly saddened. He is very special to my kids and has been wonderful to them every day of their lives. He was the first one to hold my son Jonathan. He was in the hallway at the hospital when both of my kids were born and has always been so welcoming to them. They see him almost every day. He is always happy to see them and loves to spend time with them both. He always has time and energy for them. He has taught Jonathan so much about tools and fixing stuff. He loves to read to Anna and do puzzles with them both. My Mom and him love each other very much and have a special friendship and I am just very sad for her. And I am very sad for me because I love Ed and he has become very important to me, and a big part of my everyday life, in ways that I did not expect him to be.
One thing I do know, is that he is tenacious and tough and made of some special stuff, and that he may fight longer than the doctors may expect him to. He has already survived so much and has a stronger will than anyone I have ever known... So goodbye may be farther away than the doctors say. I don't know. I do know that I am grateful to have known him and I will be grateful for every day we have with him.