10/26/2022
Today my father goes into a new trial to reverse his cancer which is now all over his body, even pushing on his brain 🧠I was private about this until now. I wanted to share on how this man, my father has helped me throughout the 25 years after my brain aneurysm, and now I get to be that support for him. I tribute my mental, physical, and attitude in my stroke recovery to my father. Just by the little things he’d do made a huge impact on me and my future. When the doctors said no playing basketball, he said “Kyle, we will work together so you can play.” My leg brace was hindering my smaller muscles to grow so we weened off the brace. When other people awkwardly asked me what’s wrong with me, my father knew they didn’t mean to hurt me, but we found a funny thing to say for my self-improvement - “I went skydiving and my shoot didn’t open,” and the people actually believed me. He was and is my rock, through the good, bad and the ugly, as well as the happy, joyous and the moments where we would laugh for hours. Listen, there wasn’t a book then on “How to be a father after brain aneurysm” and there isn’t one now. But he always showed up, always brought a different perspective, always had a never give up attitude, and always had his arms out with a bear hug when I needed it. I don’t know how to be a son supporting my father in this time, but if I confidently know if I follow my fathers steps in support, that will make a hug impact on his life. He already has beat the life expectancy from the doctors by 2 years, so that is saying something. So if you can, send him love, prayers, thoughts as he goes into this month-long new trial 🧠❤️
