Saying Goodbye Is Never Easy.

   Well the last 8 weeks around here have been well honestly shitty, crummy and whatever other word you can fit in the sentence that describes troublesome. I've kept my noise in the background, well I have tried. I am not sure I succeed with that.  I've taken these opportunities of these feelings to make some further changes in my life in  a positive way. That might be a whole separate post though.

6 weeks ago my neighbor Warren was cutting down a tree and he fell off the ladder and scraped his right side. We all thought nothing of it, just a few scrapes. Well in the weeks to follow he continued to complain of symptoms that I thought might be diabetes.  So I tested him for that and he was showing that he didn't have it. To make a long story shorter his symptoms of not feeling well continued. I made a list for his wife to give to the Dr. so he could get his blood drawn. Warren's Liver enzymes came  back 3 times greater then the normal level.. In the last 3 weeks I have seen a man full of energy deteriorate into nothing. Last night he came home for the E.R and Candy his wife broke the news to us.. That he has weeks to live. In my heart I already new this. I have seen many sick people in my time. I know miracles can happen but once the cancer has taken over the body, it is rare to fight it. Even if it wasn't all over in his body, it is Liver cancer and there is no treatment. Warren is only 5 years older then Zach so the reality of all this is, well reality at it's finest. The treatment I suggest usually gets laughed at and it is not easy to get a hold of and well it's illegal, so there goes that idea!!!


The next few weeks/months ahead will be very rough on his family and friends. We all feel pretty helpless. It was very lonely out here before Warren came along. It will be lonely when he leaves. He is  a believer in Christ and knows that God has a plan for him. Please keep his family in your prayers.. That he can at least not suffer so bad in the future weeks. That the pain will  subside and he can enjoy the last days of his life being able to see the beauty in a flower.. When you are in so much pain it is hard to enjoy anything, let alone the simple things...

Please take this opportunity to tell someone you love them and care for them.  Life is short, don't waste it!

I was able to get some photo's of him and his kids a few weeks ago. He still looked pretty healthy..

I told Warren to smile he said,"I have no teeth", I said smile anyway, just don't show me your no teeth!