On 10/23/24 my dad was taken to the hospital. Mom thought he was a stroke and called 911, once at the hospital they ran test and performed a CT SCAN. The results came back, not at all how we were expecting. It showed he had metastatic brain cancer. Upon further testing, they also found a mass in his lungs. Metastic means it had originated somewhere and traveled to his brain. They found a place under his arm and performed a biopsy. That result showed it was melanoma, and the first treatment option was radiation. The radiation was intended to stop the tumors from growing and possibly shrink them. It did the opposite! On his 9th day of radiation, with only one treatment left, we found out, after he started having seizures, the tumors had actually doubled and some tripled in size. There was also more showing than before treatment. With that result we were told there was nothing more they could do and gave us a 3-6wk time frame. We were able to get him home, cause I wanted nothing more than for him to be at home, where he was comfortable, and not as scared. November 9th they released him from the hospital, under hospice care. So the 3-6wks was only 10days. 10days from the hospital to the morgue…. As thankful as I am that my daddy isn’t suffering or scared anymore, 10days was not long enough! My daddy was truly the best man, dad, husband, grandpa, friend. He has never met one single soul who did not end up loving him! He spent his entire life helping others, from being a fireman, emt…. To just being an outstanding human! My daddy saved lives, rescued people, and in his last days, we couldn’t rescue him, we couldn’t save him, and that is completely shattering. But even after death he is still going to be able to save lives. We are donating all his unopened/unused meds and insulin to those affected in WNC. My daddy would feel honored to know he is still doing what he set his life out to do and that is helping someone else! My daddy was a true hero, and my entire universe, and now he is our beautiful angel, who will still walk beside us, unseen but most definitely felt. I love you daddy, and you may be forever missed but will most definitely NEVER be forgotten!