Monday morning I got a call from my mom saying we should get down there as soon as we could as my dad had taken a turn for the worse. We made it down there about 10pm. Hospice nurses were there to help us through all the moments that were coming all too soon. That night, about 2:30am, the nurse woke us up saying we should get in there and he died peacefully in his sleep with us and his trusted dog by his side. We spent about a week in KC being with family and planning the memorial service and burial. It was obviously a rough week, but there were bright spots as the kids kept us distracted just enough and always gave us reasons to smile. It was an all too quick battle with cancer (7 weeks) but we are so grateful he had minimal pain and was able to go so peacefully. We are also so thankful to everyone for the comforting words, cards & messages as well as memorials and meals for all of us.
It was nice to visit with some family and friends that we hadn't seen in awhile and despite the circumstances we did have some fun. We were also able to celebrate Sophie and the other Jackson's birthdays together, which of course, was fun to watch them together :)
just some pictures we had up at the memorial service...walking my sister and I down the aisle, my mom & dad's wedding picture, and a portrait of him from Becca's wedding
playing around
pictures with family...nana, aunt becca, great uncle david (mom's brother) & great uncle bob (dad's brother)
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