A race between life and death

[suenix]

The family life lately has been stressful.
I haven't really mentioned my step dad before.
He is a great guy who married my mom
after I had moved out and been married myself.
I have always been grateful to him for being a wonderful
addition to my mothers life. He and I have gotten along well.

He is dying. A truly nasty form of cancer has returned after 5
years. He literally has weeks to live. He is refusing treatment
this time and all of us are on his side on this.

Right along the side of this my niece is having a baby.
They are inducing labor in the morning. We have been
so hoping that he would be able to hang on long enough
to see the baby. And now it's going to happen.

I'm feeling equal parts happy , guilty and relieved .

Suenix

Comments

[kixxa.livejournal.com]

That's so hard for you all. (((hugs)))

[suenix.livejournal.com]

Yeah , but it does kind of reinforce the whole
"wheel of life" thing. I know that having that baby
around is going to help a little easier for all of us to
cope. It a boy and he and mom are doing great.

Suenix

[kixxa.livejournal.com]

Ah, that's wonderful news. There's nothing quite like a cute new baby in the family.

(Do you know that I'm a great-aunt twice-over already?)