I’ve been dreading this for a while, but since it’s June and I can’t put it off any longer, I want to share this with you.
On the 26th of this month, my family and I will be participating in the Relay for Life. I lost my Papaw to cancer in January. There are plenty of blogs about it in the end of December 08 through early January of this year if you want some of the story. I would go back and link to them, but honestly I’m not ready to go back and read them.
I am almost excited about the Relay. It runs from 6pm to 6am. I start thinking about how long it’s been since I’ve stayed up all night, and then I remember the partial nights we stayed up at Hospice and the dozens of sleepless nights my Mamaw, parents, aunts and uncles spent. I can spend this one night for Papaw.
I’m not asking y’all for money, but if you’ve been touched by his story, this is my fundraising page. I would love to be able to meet my fundraising goal.
I think about him every day. We have several picures of him around the house. I was getting the pizza out of the backseat on Friday and saw that the hymn cheatsheets from the funeral are still folded up and stuck in the back pocket of the driver’s seat. I know he was proud of us. I am very proud to be his oldest grandchild. I am very proud of how my Mamaw has continued to live her life although I cannot fathom how difficult it must be.
Because of Papaw, every day I am thankful to wake up to Nathan.
Thankful for laughing with my dad.
Thankful for my brother (the married one) poking me in the jaw with his finger.
Thankful for my brother (the single one) and his safety in Kansas.
I am thankful for all the men in my life. And thankful to have this opportunity to spend an entire night with my family remembering my Papaw.
