Bob's Legacy

The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of emotions.  Bob last his battle with Cancer on Friday, June 14 early in the morning.  My family was all there, he went in his sleep.  My mother has been a rockstar throughout his whole battle with cancer.  The last weeks she never left his side, this even meant sleeping on an air mattress.  My siblings all rallied too and were amazing.  I am so blessed to have such an amazing support system.  

Through watching Bob struggle with cancer it have made me think about how I want to live my life.  Every person who came over to the house to visit Bob all gushed about what an amazing man he was.  In all the time I knew Bob I never heard one bad thing out of his mouth and he never was negative about life.  I do not think I can say that about anyone else I know.  I am going to make a conscious effort to be more like that and let his legacy live.

The night Bob died I had the great honor to saying the family prayer.  It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do, but I know without a doubt that my Heavenly Father was listening.  He was ready to accept Bob with open arms.  Though we were not ready to lose him I know that he is being taken care of and is no longer in pain.  I also know that he will be watching out for us, especially my mom.

I so wish I could take away the pain that my family is experiencing.  It is so hard to see them all suffer and the pain that they are experiencing.  My mom deserves the world and I vowed to Bob before he died that I would take care of her.  She is my world and I am so lucky to have such an amazing strong woman as an example.

I thank my Heavenly Father for the time we had with Bob.  I love him and will miss him so much.