I wanted to let you all know my husband Robert lost his battle with prostate cancer on November 17. He fought hard but was one of the .1% with an agressive case that was not caught at a place where surgery or brachetheraphy could be done. The cancer was causing metastatic plueral effusions which ended up being what took him from me. This was not in the plan - he had a PSA test at 45 that was OK but by 50 the cancer was out of control. Here is a poam that we read at his service - his ashes were dropped into the puget sound from a WA state ferry and the horn sounded 3 times for a mariners send off he was an avid kayaker.
To the living, I am gone
To the sorrowful, I will never return
To the angry, I was cheated
But to the happy, I am at peace
And to the faithful, I have never left
I cannot speak, but I can listen
I cannot be seen, but I can be heard
So as you stand upon the shore
Gazing at the beautiful sea, remember me
As you look in awe at a mighty forest
And its grand majesty, remember me
Remember me in your hearts,
In your thoughts, and the memories of the
Times we loved, the times we cried, the
Battle we fought and the times we laughed
For if you always think of me, I will
Have never gone.