Not the happiest of posts

I'd like to wake up from this nightmare now, please.  Because somehow we've been stuck in a nightmare from which we cannot wake.  Life is so hard sometimes.

So, we finally have our answers.  Stage IV lung cancer.  There are tumors in his peripheral lung, shoulder, armpit, hip, with some spots in the lymph nodes in the lungs and the fatty tissue of the right arm.  And three spots in the brain.  Stage IV because of the way it has metathesized.  His doctors are being super aggressive.  We got confirmation of the spots in the brain this morning and my dad immediately started radiation on his brain right after.  After we get the brain all fixed, we'll start chemo and then radiation on the rest of the body.

Our spirits are...hmm.  We are fighters.  My dad is a fighter and more importantly, he has the will to fight another battle.  I'm not sure why this amazing man has had to deal with so much shit over the last 7 years.  He doesn't deserve it.  This is pretty bad.  So, we are devastated, heartbroken, angry, unhappy, but remaining positive.  We WILL fight this thing, he WILL beat it and he WILL live, damn it.  There is no alternative option.  So, we're preparing for battle and keeping optimistic.  My dad gets his strength from us...he cannot handle seeing his wife and daughters devastated.  So, we simply are not.  For his sake (and for our sanity as well), optimism is the only option.  It's a horrible scenario, but he already beat pancreatic cancer.  He'll do it again.

Please keep positive thoughts for us and if you pray, please keep my dad in your prayers.  We've had a lot of love over the past few weeks.  It's amazing how much amazing friends rally around to show support and love.  Words of encouragement have made all the difference in the world.  So...thank you.