It has been a really rough week for our family. A week ago I was talking to my Nana about my step-grandpa Doug and she was telling me that he hasn't been doing so well lately and that she had an appointment for him to go to the doctor in a week. They ended up going to the 49'rs game that weekend and Doug was so sick that he had an ambulance waiting for him at the airport on the way home.
He didn't want to go to the hospital and so they went home and went to his appointment a few days later. The doctor said he was so sick that he needed to go to the hospital right then. Nana called us and told us that the skin cancer had spread throughout his whole body and the doctors didn't think he would be able to come home again, and they didn't know how long he had left.
It ended up that Dougee didn't have very long. He passed away this last Saturday morning. It has been a heartbreaking blow. We love him dearly and are so grateful that he was a part of our lives. He has been such a great example to all of us by showing us how to overcome life's trials without letting them get the best of you. He endured so much but it was always with a smile on his face. He loved us all so freely. He treated us like we were his own when he really didn't have to... and, most importantly... he loved my Nana.
We love you and will miss you Dougee!
