Last night at 6:45PM my grandpa went home. Elwood Glen Jeans passed away at the age of 74. He was admitted to the hospital in Detroit 22 days ago. He was diagnosed with diverticulitis - last Friday he underwent surgery to remove some of his colon and recieve a colostomy bag. During surgery the doctors discovered his cancer had returned and had spread. The doctors told him he was terminal and due to how aggressive and how much it had spread that he had little time left. On top of all this his heart was failing. He needed surgery but the doctors informed us that it was unlikely he would survive the surgery and if he did his cancer would be too much and his quality of life in the short time he had left would have been in a hospital bed hooked up to machines. He remained in the hospital until Thurs. of this week. Thurs. morning he went home where he was surrounded by family, he sat in his rocking chair in front of the tv to watch one of his westerns, he loved his old westerns. He fell asleep while watching his show and he did not wake up.
Grandpa was a simple man. He was a hardworker. He loved his family. He was the type of man that would give you the shirt off his back. He was a loving husband to my grandma for 55 years.
Since he lived in Michigan my time spent with him was never what I would have liked it to be. However he did make it to my wedding in 2007 and he got to see my son in Feb. of this year - 1 month after Wyatt was born. He always made sure that he came down to visit after both of my deployments. He was a good man and will be dearly missed.
When I found out last fri. the results of his surgery and that he was not expected to make it much longer I took it in stride. Over the years and due to my time in Iraq I feel/felt that I had become very numb to death - and I have to an extent but this one hurts. I am extremely thankful that he was at home surrounded by his family and asleep when he went home. I am thankful that this was not out of the blue like a car accident but that I was able to talk to him one last time and to be able to tell him I love him. We should all be so lucky to leave this world in such a way, he was definetly deserving of it.
I know that he is in Heaven and is no longer hurting and for that I am thankful. I would like for yall to say a quick prayer for my family as we morn the loss of such a wonderful man and especially for my Grandma Doras - I can't fathom what she must be going through right now.
Tell those important to you how you feel, live life to the fullest and do not take it for granted.
Thank You
R.I.P Grandpa
Grandpa was a simple man. He was a hardworker. He loved his family. He was the type of man that would give you the shirt off his back. He was a loving husband to my grandma for 55 years.
Since he lived in Michigan my time spent with him was never what I would have liked it to be. However he did make it to my wedding in 2007 and he got to see my son in Feb. of this year - 1 month after Wyatt was born. He always made sure that he came down to visit after both of my deployments. He was a good man and will be dearly missed.
When I found out last fri. the results of his surgery and that he was not expected to make it much longer I took it in stride. Over the years and due to my time in Iraq I feel/felt that I had become very numb to death - and I have to an extent but this one hurts. I am extremely thankful that he was at home surrounded by his family and asleep when he went home. I am thankful that this was not out of the blue like a car accident but that I was able to talk to him one last time and to be able to tell him I love him. We should all be so lucky to leave this world in such a way, he was definetly deserving of it.
I know that he is in Heaven and is no longer hurting and for that I am thankful. I would like for yall to say a quick prayer for my family as we morn the loss of such a wonderful man and especially for my Grandma Doras - I can't fathom what she must be going through right now.
Tell those important to you how you feel, live life to the fullest and do not take it for granted.
Thank You
R.I.P Grandpa
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