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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Life is precious. PLEASE READ & SHARE

Below is the story from my sister's family's site.  Please read - be prepared for tears and please help if you feel moved to do so and pray pray pray for peace and guidance.  The link to their site to make a donation is below their story written by her husband. 

Thank you for visiting our page to learn about my Uncle, John Pangle, and his family. I know that if you are reading this page, you or someone close to you has been touched by their story.
John Pangle is my Dad's (Brad) brother. He is 53 years old and has been married to Elizabeth Kay Pangle, also 53 years old, for 29 years. They are still madly in love and and have an amazing 12 year old son, Morgan. They have been living in Central Virginia most of their lives and have resided in Faber, VA for the past five years.
In January of 2012, things began to change for The Pangles. Kay woke up one day with some short term memory loss. This led to a doctor visit and within a few short days, a diagnossis of a brain tumor. Kay and John were told that Kay had terminal stage 4 brain cancer. She had surgery shortly after the diagnosis and had some positive results. However, the tumor came back and she had a second surgery in August.
These events put a tremendous amount of stress on the family. John and Morgan put all of their energy into taking care of Kay. As her caregiver, John spent hours making sure Kay was getting the best care possible at the Emily Couric Cancer Center. John helped comfort many other patients at the center by sharing the gift of music by playing his native american flutes.
In May, the unthinkable happened. John had a routine physical which led to doctors eventually diagnosing him with terminal stage 4 lung cancer. Even after John's diagnosis, and a second surgery for Kay, John continued to spend every bit of his energy into caring for Kay and Morgan. Unfortunately, John's health has continued to deteriorate and he is tired. Kay was being cared for in a nursing home over the last 4 weeks but John can no longer take care of Morgan.
In the last three weeks, my Dad, Jeston (John's 31 year old son), and I have been working to get John's and Kay's affairs in order. They will be staying together at the Hospice for the Piedmont in Charlottesville, VA. It is a very comfortable and peaceful place where they will have rooms next to each other. John will have his flutes, guitar and violin to entertain other residents and all visitors. Their wish is for Morgan to live with me and my family in Georgia.
My wife and I are lucky enough to have a place for Morgan in our home and we brought him to Georgia on Saturday. He will be continuing his year in the 7th grade at Osborne Middle School.
We are so thankful that John was able to make the trip to Georgia this weekend and see where Morgan is going to be living and going to school. The Atlanta Braves were so kind to provide an unforgettable experience by providing tickets and a behind the scenes tour for John and Morgan. John is making the trip back to Virginia to be with Kay this week.
We ask that all of you who hear this story will pray for John and Kay as they fight this terrible disease. Please also pray for Morgan as he needs all the strength imaginable to not only deal with his parents sickness but also the challenge of living in a new home with a new family, in a new state, and attending a new school.
In addition to your thoughts and prayers, The Pangles would certainly benefit from any and all donations. Specifically for two things. First, the rooms that John and Kay will be in have standard hospital beds. John and Kay cannot lay together in one of these beds. John desperately would like to have a queen size hospital bed in his room so he and Kay can lay together whenever possible. This is very important to him and we want to do whatever we can to make that happen. These beds range from $2,000 -$4,000. Second, there will be a considerable expense ($1,000 - $2,000) to move all of Morgan's things to his new home in Georgia.
Thank you for your prayers and support.

Eric Pangle

http://www.thepangles.myevent.com/3/donate.htm