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Death is a scary thing, y'know?
It's always so hard to see a family go through the death of a loved one, especially a parent.
Example being Mr. Hill, a man from our church and the father of one of the guys I grew up with. Amazing guy, very compassionate and caring and helpful. Loved kids, especially babies. =)
Mr. Hill was perfectly healthy when I last saw him on the 6th of September - still in his normal routine.
About three weeks ago, he was having trouble breathing and was starting to lose weight at a rapid pace. He went to see a doctor. No treatments were affective.
About two weeks ago, he had lost a substantial amount of weight as well as energy - his wife had to take time off of work to help him do simple things around the house. He had a biopsy done of his lung soon after.
About one week ago, he was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive cancer (liver, lungs, and colon) that does not show up in normal blood tests. All stage four. He was put on a 24/7 chemo drip for five days.
Two days ago, he was taken off the chemo and put into hospice care - the doctors said that the cancer had advanced so far that chemo would not help.
Tonight, Mr. Hill passed away.
Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers.
-TLK
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