Dad fought a valiant fight against the leukemia. In the end it was too much for him. The biopsy results came back as a fungal infection. He just couldn’t battle it all. On Monday, August 6, at 8:40pm, Dad went to heaven to party with Jesus.
Dad should have died medically on the 8th of July when his oxygen levels crashed. The Lord blessed Dad to allow several things to happen. First Dad’s biggest fear was that he would choke to death on his own fluids. Dad watched his father die this way from breast cancer and it was so horrific he never forgot it. He didn’t want my mother, sister, or me to experience him dying that way. Had Dad died on July 8th that is exactly how he would have died. On Aug 6 Dad died peacefully and did not struggle or choke at all. He just quit breathing which is exactly what he wanted. He had no fear in his death and faced it bravely and confidently. The only way he was able to do this was through his personal relationship with Jesus. Dad read a book “90 minutes in heaven” that transformed the way he viewed death and encouraged everyone to read it-in fact he passed out copies to as many people as he could.
The second thing Dad was waiting on was permission from his oncologist (cancer doctor) to die. He was given that on Sat. Dad asked the doctor if it was him what would he do and the doctor told Dad that since Dad knew Jesus and was at peace with his death that if he survived this crisis, he had 2 more just as hard or harder ahead of him. The doctor told Dad he had fought a good fight and his faith and attitude during this trial was a bigger testimony than any sermon that could be preached. He felt like this was Dad’s time and he could released Dad from the fight.
The third thing was me getting married. Dad wanted to see me married an know I was taken care of. I was able to grant Dad this wish and got married Sun, Aug 5th at 1:50 pm in Dad’s hospital room. Dad did great and was alert during the wedding. I will be posting an article with some pictures tomorrow.
Monday before Dad died, one of his golfing buddies and close friends called Dad and told him he had accepted Jesus and was in rehab because of my Dad’s testimony. Dad was unconscious and unable to respond but heard every word. What a great way to end your life here on earth knowing someone accepted Christ because of your life.
We will miss Dad terribly as he was the best Daddy any girl could hope to have.
Thank you all for you love and support during this difficult time for my family. We are at peace as we know Dad is in heaven and we will see him again one day.
