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				i'm 19 years old.. and in a big family that isn't even close with each other anymore. ever since i could remember, i knew that all i wanted was to start my own life, to have a fresh start without any of these family problems. i'm entering university and on my first real life step to starting my own life and then it happened.
 i wake up this morning expecting to go to church but i hear my mom running to me telling me to put my cloths on to go to my grandmas house, she puts the phone to my ear and i hear her crying out about how someone is dying.. at first i thought it was my grandpa but when i arrive there with my mom and brother, it turns out that its my dad.
 
 my dad, whom i've only seen twice ever since my parents divorce when i was just a toddler. turns out he has cancer in the legs and the doctors predicted only 6-9 months left for him. all the feelings of me wanting to escape my family just dissapeared and i looked around the room, at my family and saw, my brother.. my mother, my grandparents... and my dad.
 
 we said a few words... and he asked me a few questions.. but what really touched me was he said "do your best". me and my brother saw him out and on his way outside i started to cry after he left.
 
 i took some time to myself wondering if i should go to church or not. i myself am not a true believer but started to go because i want to believe but still, i've never prayed for anything.. i'm not relying on faith on this one..
 
 i'm just.. relying on i dont know what..
 
 but whether he raised me or not, i love my father
 
 
       
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						Touching story.
							  
						Canada7170 Posts
						 You being a believer or not, you're in my prayers.
 
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				I think you should pray for your dad, I'm sorry about what happened. Can cancer from  your legs really kill you though?
			
		
	 
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						Good luck man, make him proud.
							  
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				Im so sorry.
 I will be thinking of you, my friend
 
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				On  August 27 2007 05:55 IntoTheWow wrote:Good luck man, make him proud.
 
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				does your old man go to Church? they usually give sick people a lot of support
			
		
		
	 
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				the worst thing about it is that you'll never "know" unless you pray... i am not a believer myself but i don't even know what i would do in that situation...
 hope everything gets better, man
 
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				That made me cry because thats sort of whats going on in my life but not exactly
			
		
		
	 
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				Sry that you had not much time with him and i could imagine how you feel, so maybe you should try to spend some more time with him now even if there will come some hurting days for you.
			
		
	 
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