Today, I celebrate what would have been Jake's 29th birthday. Unlike January 9th when we lost him to cancer, today is a celebration of the honor and responsibility we were given to raise a child and help turn him into an excellent human being. As with my other two children, we succeeded beyond our wildest expectations.
In the wake of our second loss, my daughter Anne to cancer last year, it is difficult to stay focused and not miserable but to honor our children for their unceasing fight against cancer, I continue to choose to do my best to lead a happy life and remember the good times I was blessed with. Today is, as I say a celebration of one of the three best days of my life, the other two being the birth of my other children Anne and Alex. I feel thankful that I was given these gifts. I often recall what my beautiful niece Teresa (Reese) told me once:
"To have lost so much, you must have had a lot"
Most Wednesdays, I watch my granddaughter Heather and many times during the day I reflect on how lucky I have been to have had children, and now a grandchild, something so many never get to experience.
I also am thankful for the younger people I have had the honor to affect as a father figure including my lovely niece (daughter) Teresa, Joelle, Zack, Jade, Lex, Lacy, Austin, Jason and probably others.
I was meant to be a father. It is the best job in the world.
Happy Birthday Jake!
Here is something funny to remember:
https://youtu.be/W6ypsspnTpA
In the wake of our second loss, my daughter Anne to cancer last year, it is difficult to stay focused and not miserable but to honor our children for their unceasing fight against cancer, I continue to choose to do my best to lead a happy life and remember the good times I was blessed with. Today is, as I say a celebration of one of the three best days of my life, the other two being the birth of my other children Anne and Alex. I feel thankful that I was given these gifts. I often recall what my beautiful niece Teresa (Reese) told me once:
"To have lost so much, you must have had a lot"
Most Wednesdays, I watch my granddaughter Heather and many times during the day I reflect on how lucky I have been to have had children, and now a grandchild, something so many never get to experience.
I also am thankful for the younger people I have had the honor to affect as a father figure including my lovely niece (daughter) Teresa, Joelle, Zack, Jade, Lex, Lacy, Austin, Jason and probably others.
I was meant to be a father. It is the best job in the world.
Happy Birthday Jake!
Here is something funny to remember:
https://youtu.be/W6ypsspnTpA
