The third strike

Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout;
But there is no joy in Mudville. . .

Strike one, 1979, testicular cancer

Strike two, 1998, prostate cancer

Strike three, 2007, pancreatic cancer

My family and I are bringing Dad home from the hospital in the next few days. We hope to have a year full of sunshine, bands playing, light hearts, laughter, and children shouting.

On second thought. . . we actually don't want the whole year full of children shouting.

Michelle
Daughter of Philippe

p.s. I guess the little plastic boat wasn't the problem after all.