thanks guys
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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Best. Son. Ever.
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^^not really... i've said it before and i'll say it again - i just love my dad
so a little update...
my dad had a doctor's appointment this past wednesday. the doc liked the way he looked and said my dad's heart and lungs are good (so that's good news). my dad was joking that they should have palliative care plan a trip for the nurse and my folks to go to Maui... don't think that one will fly - ha!! i'm glad he still has his sense of humor!
when he first found out his diagnosis, one of the questions my dad asked me was when my hockey team played next and if any of our games were early. our february schedule was already out and nothing was earlier than 9-ish, so there was no way he'd be able to make it out to any of those games. he wanted to see me play again before he's gone. the guy who runs our league is one of my best friends, so i called him and asked if there was any way possible to get an early game at the beginning of march and hopefully my dad would still be alive and able to see me play again. done... no problem at all. we had that game this past weekend on saturday at 6:45pm.
well, we lost 6-5 to one of the top teams in our div, and even though we didn't get the 'w' it will be my all time favourite game ever played. i had talked with the other team before the game and let them know about my dad's situation and that my folks would watching the game. after the hand shake at the end of the game all the guys from both teams stayed on the ice and pounded the ice with their sticks in honour of my dad - it was awesome. words can not describe how that made me feel - thankfully i kept it together (my folks - not so much!). my dad kinda gave an 'ok thanks... please stop' wave and then the guys really got loud with the sticks! i was wiping away a few tears then.
we then got my dad on to the ice and i got a team pic with him. i'm going to get the pic blown up to something like an 11x17 and get all the guys on my team to sign it - this will be treasured by me for a long long time.
we got my dad off the ice and my parents were on their way home so i headed into the opposition's change room just to say thanks. i had done a pretty good job keeping it together until then. each and every one of those guys know how much having them stick around and honour my dad like that meant to me - it was cool. then to my change room. i might have taken a few minutes outside the door to get recomposed before i headed in, but going in there and being around my friends/teammates was pretty awesome.
i'm so thankful for saturday night.