What Family Means To Me

UPDATE:

Hey again! Looks like this week turned out to be a rough one for my dad. It’s Sunday night and he just ended up back in the hospital with a 100.7 fever. The doctor’s think the mediport in his chest (for the chemo) is infected so he has to stay overnight. Although, he has had a lot of activity this week between my oldest sister being in town and doctor’s appointments. Some exciting news though! To explain, Pancreatic cancer has a DNA marker that is kept track of through blood work. If you are at risk for the disease, that marker may be elevated. It is strictly a marker and doesn't always mean cancer & that's where my dad’s 1st doctor’s diagnosis & opinion was skewed. In July his reading was 154, when he was diagnosed in mid September it was 362 and by the time chemo started it was 1364. Thursday after only 6 days of treatment over 22 days it came in at 364! This is great news for the whole family and everyone is excited.

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Anyways, I know that family is important to most people who have them! And honestly, when you do have a family, it is most important to appreciate them. Life goes by too fast and sometimes people are taken unexpectedly. It is time to take a look at what you have in your life now, versus what you don’t have later.

There is a woman who comes into my job quite often and sits by herself at a table. Her husband passed away not too long ago and she has no other family to be with her. I could never even begin to imagine the pain of going through life without family. She is a sweet yet quiet woman and it is hard to see anyone, especially elders, come into the restaurant alone because it always makes me wonder what there back story is – why is there no family or friends with them. A few days ago that lady came in and somebody sitting next to her paid for her meal. I think it will be my turn to pay for her meal again when she comes back.

Case in point; focus on who you are blessed to be with today and not what you could be doing instead of spending precious time with the loved ones in your life. 

Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind.

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