Friends, family, and hopefully a few fish

Dad has had a lot of great visits from friends and family over the past few weeks with more on the way. We had a great visit today and mostly just laid on his bed, catching up and talking about the weeks ahead. Nikki is heading out of town on business so I'll be staying over with him for a few nights. We are looking forward to getting my brother Taylor to join us for some guy time.

My sister Elizabeth and Jessica Porter will be coming to town next weekend and I believe Jack and Beth Porter are coming the following weekend. He is excited and looking forward to seeing everyone.

He really wants to go down to Fla for some fishing and hopefully we will make our way down to Murrell's Inlet for a test run soon.

Keep your calls and visits coming, he needs more partners in crime. We all do.

Hiccups and morphine

I'm sorry it's been so long since my last update. The last 3 1/2 weeks have been eye opening and left me wondering when and what to say. Dad and I got down to the beach on a beautiful day and he was feeling good and excited. Aside from an odd case of re-occurring hiccups, we had a great day and evening hitting some of his favorite spots. Sadly the hiccups (a common side effect of pancreatic cancer) only persisted as his energy levels and discomfort worsened.

He started working with Hospice the following Monday. It has been a bit of a roller coaster getting his medications figured out as we try to ease his symptoms and pain. He has good days and hours but as I waited for this effort to bring Dad up or leveled out to a place where he could embark on his plans to travel with Nikki to see friends and family, I feel that he may not be able to travel.

Elizabeth came to town with the kids before school started and Dad really seemed to perk up and had 3 great days in a row. This weekend, his mom and sister came to town and we are having a great visit.

We embrace today, hope for tomorrow, and hold his hand.