We all know and love Woody!
He has had a strong 2 years post Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis. He responded wonderfully to the first path of Chemo and Surgical interventions, all while having a positive and hopeful attitude through it all.
He has been enormously lucky to enjoy more time with his family, friends & grandkids, than most other patients with the same prognosis and for that we all are extremely grateful and appreciative of the slow tick of the clock these last couple of years.
Our immediate and extended family have traveled multiple times to spend time with him, and we have been lucky enough that his medical care has been mostly covered by Insurance and our family has had the means to visit and provide assistance.
Unfortunately, Woody received bad news on his last check up, and since then (about a month) his health has declined rapidly.
The Cancer has spread to his Lungs, Liver, and Bones. He is now experiencing extreme pain, and has been hospitalized several times over the last weeks to try and manage the discomfort and outright agony. (He spent most of his time in extreme pain and then in the Hospital, while Julie and family came to visit, just last week-in light of the news.)
Because of these reasons, we have made the decision to employ full time help from Hospice at home, to aid him for the rest of the time we have together. He needs a nurse or aid, to give him the support he needs now, more than ever.
These funds will go to anything Woody and family need during these trying times.
They will help provide compensation for a Nurse to provide full time care, to keep him out of pain and as comfortable as possible. As well as any other amenities that are necessary for his in-home end of life care.
They will also help to alleviate some of the financial hardship his immediate family has incurred to expensive last minute flight fares (for Julie & family+ grandkids), other travel expenses (eg; gas + car fare, lodging, etc).
Any remaining funds will be used for funeral and memorial costs, as well as to cushion the stress of finances for Patty in the wake of his departure.
We have been so lucky to have Woody in our lives, his laugh and sense of humor is unmatched and I know he has brought joy to everyone in town who has known or met him.
He is the best dad and husband, he would (and has) helped anyone in need, always eager to spread the love.
His grandkids adore him and will remember him with all the love and laughter he’s given them with “Bucking Bronco” rides, “hungry hands, brain eater”, opening cans of “whoop ass” for “illegal” activity..ect… his imagination has never left him and has given his grandkids the experience of the best “Papa/Grandpa” there ever was.
We all love him and wish we could have another decade (or 4) together, but all we can hope for is that he feels no more pain, and can be surrounded by all that love him. These donations will help with that, and much more for Woody, who deserves nothing but kindness, love and comfort with the time he has left.
Thank you for all who donate and/or send words of love, it means a lot to him and to all of us. <3