We will miss you Grandpa. A few weeks ago, Grandpa was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer that had spread to his brain and many other organs. He tried 2 rounds of chemo and 3 weeks of radiation, but decided that the life chemo offered was not worth it. He died quietly in a hospice with Ma, Dan and Kelsey there. I was able to go out and see him and I had hoped that he would get well enough for the girls to visit him once last time, but he went quickly which is what he and Ma had hoped for.
My favorite memory of him will be when he came to help build the girls swing set a few months after they came home. The set had a thousand pieces or at least it looked like it did. He spent all morning laying the piecies out in order. After lunch, the girls went out to "help" him. As he was working, behind him the girls happily rearranged every single piece into one big long line of pieces. Eventually, Grandpa turned around and saw what they were doing. He didn't say anything, but his look said it all. He went back to what he was doing. In the end, it took about 2 1/2 days to put it together. He probably could have done it in less than 2 days without his helpers. I hope the girls remember working with him putting the swingset together.
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