I always knew my dad was a tough son of a gun.. I watched him do all sorts of crazy things when I was growin up. Nail his hand to the wall with the nail gun, drill holes thru the kitchen table helpin me build stuff for school projects. Haha. I've seen this man cry 1 time in my entire life and that was when my nana (his mom passed) He was so upset that I was in Afghanistan and couldn't make the funeral. Anyways, dad got cancer right around the same time my little sister was born in '94. Lung and testicular.. Bad news. He actually died 3 times on the operating table but the doctors were able to bring him back. They had to remove one testical and part of a lung but he pulled thru. Never once did I hear him complain or gripe about how unfair or painful any of this was. Then, about the middle of last year dad called me up and said he had some bad news.. My heart sank. Said "the doctors found more cancer bud.. I'm sorry" Blew me away that he apologized to me for him having cancer.. This time he's got kidney and melanoma cancer. Took out his kidney and he's fighting with the melanoma now. The interferon (I think thats how it's spelled) shots he has to get weekly are kickin his butt but he won't admit it. We all know tho. He has to sit down and catch his breath for 20 min after getting up to go to the bathroom. Again tho, I've never heard him complain about it. When people ask him how he's doing he says "Well, the good Lord let me have another morning so I'd say I'm doin pretty darn good." My dad is my best friend in this entire world. He got me thru my divorce and my last deployment to Afghanistan. Both were going on at the same time. If dad hadn't been there I'd be a mess right now. We don't know how many days/weeks/months/years dad has left but everyday when I call him is another blessing. Dad has helped me thru so many things and now I get to return the favor as best as I can. It'll never be enough for me bc in my mind I owe him everything, but he can bet I'll give it my all. If people see me as half the man my daddy is then I'm doin pretty good. Sorry for the long read, I just had I brag on my hero. 
Thanks for reading.
Andy
Thanks for reading. Andy
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