Dad

My Dad went to the doctor Saturday.  He thought he had kidney stones.  He hasn't been to the doctor in almost 30 years!  It isn't kidney stones, it's a tumor on top of his bladder.  They said if it's cancerous that it is a very treatable kind, but we are all still scared.  We lost our Mom to Cancer 18 years ago now.  It was terrible.  My Dad has been my hero all of my life.  He is a good man, a kind man.  I know that in worldly terms he hasn't done a lot, but in my terms he's amazing.  I remember sitting with him and talking for hours, chopping wood, painting, watering the garden.  He always had time for me  and cared about his family more than anything else.  I remember one time I asked him why he never went out with friends or anything and he said, "Daughter, my family is my life.  I love being at home."  I think that says it all.