Happy Fathers' Day

I love my dad. He is a mellow, easy-going guy who happens to be very handy with tools and very health conscious. At 81, he still has a full head of thick, silver hair and a small waistline. He jogs twice a day, about 1 1/4 mi. each time. He works in the garden and loves listening to (and playing) big band and jazz, as well as classical and modern hymn variations. He has diabetes which he controls through a strict diet regimen. This has caused him to cast aside one of his favorite mottos: "life is short; eat dessert first."

Fact is, life hasn't been short. It has been long and full. When he was told that he had prostate cancer and that it had already spread to the bones, he basically shrugged and said, "We'll see".
He planned his funeral years ago and isn't afraid to die. After all, "to die is gain", in the words of St. Paul. No, Dad is more concerned with the quality of life at this point. He is going to fight all the way to the end, whether that end is the elimination of the cancer through natural and alternative therapies or death from the disease. His goal is to find something that will ease the last days/weeks of someone's life. His doctors are already amazed by the lack of signs he shows of the cancer.

I am just happy to have the chance to wish him another happy Fathers' Day.

HAPPY FATHERS' DAY, RICHARD MARSHALL DAVIES!