Facing Your Giants (Long Post Alert)
By now, many of you know that we, as a family, began the Long Walk Home with my Daddy in mid-December of last year. A little over a week ago it was determined that Daddy would not recover from his 26 years of both chronic and acute illness and all interventional care was withdrawn. Daddy was transferred to Hospice and, while many only spend hours or days in the care of those angels, Daddy has been there now almost a week. While are our hearts are broken, we have always known that we would get here. To this place. Of course, we never quite knew when - or exactly how but I know I have prayed that Daddy's walk from here to Heaven would be peaceful and pain free. So far, my prayers have been answered. What I could not have forseen is what doctors describe as "the Rally." This is a short window of time when those who have suffered from debilitating illness are no longer subjected...