...A Strawberry Shake will do it...

‎...last night after all sports practices...(keep in mind we left the house at 3:45 and the last practice ended early at 6:30) we took the kids to visit my dad...and take him a strawberry shake...not because he was craving it...but because I had heard he wasn't eating...I asked my mom to ask him...if there was anything he could have right now what would it be...because I'd bring it to him...hoping it would help him to eat something...anything...he said nothing...but then finally he said he'd like a strawberry shake...and well that's what he was going to get...and I must say I have the most amazing kids...not once did they complain...they didn't even say anything when we went through the drive thru at Bomber's and they didn't get a shake...they knew this was for Papa...once we got to my parents house...my Dad was laying in his chair...just like he usually is...and he says in his best hello voice Hello Monkey...as Mason walks in the door...he asks Ben if he worked hard at football because he was still in gear from head to toe...and then he moves onto Camryn and asks her all about her soccer practice and asks her if she's still playing well...she answers in her usual whisper voice...YEP! Then my dad pulls out his RAIDERS book and starts talking about the Raiders Football Team from years ago...you know when they used to be good...and I sit across the room and watch...and stare and just think that he is just AMAZING....not once ever complaining...not once ever trying to get attention from others...just always facing this ugly beast head on...staying strong and doing what needs to be done. Don't get me wrong...he has bad days...he has cancer for heavens sake...prognosis was 15 months...he's doing his best to prove them wrong...in 13 days my dad will have stage 4 brain cancer for 7 months...its been a hell of a fight...a fight that he will win! ...he was told he wouldn't even get his hair back after raditaion...but that's back! It's coming in quite nicely I might add :)Yeahhhh for hair...we can and should celebrate the little things right?