Pay It Forward

They aired Amanda's story on TV last night and will repeat the story on the Saturday news on Channel 5.  Here is the link to view it on line. It was wonderful to watch and we are all so appreciative of Amanda's co-workers to nominate her for this award.  We will be organizing an event so we can "Pay It Forward" to others struggling with this horrible disease.  Watch for more information about that soon.

http://www.kpho.com/story/23295691/daughters-of-dad-with-cancer-wish-for-father-daughter-dance

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PAY IT FORWARD

Daughters of dad with cancer wish for father-daughter dance

Posted: Aug 29, 2013 8:01 PM MST Updated: Aug 29, 2013 10:10 PM MST

By Pat McReynolds - bio | email

 

(Source: CBS 5 News)

PHOENIX (CBS5) - A Valley woman wants more than anything to have her father someday walk her down the aisle, but an aggressive form of cancer is robbing her of that dream.
"It's the absolute worst thing. My dad is my best friend. He's my absolute best friend. I don't really know how to function without him, to be honest," Amanda Kahler said.
Her father, Joseph Kahler, was diagnosed with appendix cancer two years ago and no one can say how much time he has left.
Joseph Kahler has bravely endured many experimental treatments to maximize his time with his family.
"We had to come to terms with the fact that our dad probably wouldn't be around to walk us down the aisle, so we wanted to have that dance with him so that later in our future, we could have that at our weddings," Amanda Kahler said.
They decided to host a fundraiser for cancer research that would celebrate their dad's life and include a father-daughter dance.
Amanda Kahler's friends are paying it forward to her and, with the help of CBS 5 Pay It Forward program, presented her with $500 for the event.
The $500 won't go very far in securing a venue, a D.J. and a caterer, but her friends hope others might be touched by her story and want to help also.

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On the home front, Joe is doing OK.  We have some decent days and some days we all struggle.  Yesterday was his best day in weeks.  This seems so silly, but yesterday Joe took the trash out.  He was thrilled.  And then the AZ Cardinals won their pre-season game and then we watched Amanda's story on the news.  What a wonderful day.  

Joe has not started the case-study chemo yet.  Unfortunately, it was denied by the manufacturer.  The doctor told us that he filed an appeal and sited various reasons why Joe would be the perfect candidate for this case study.  We should know by next week.  Until then, I continue improving my nursing skills as Joe and I have developed a good routine for IV feedings, G-Tube maintenance, wound care, bathing, medication dispersion and overall care.  I feel blessed that I am able to do this for Joe and thank our family and friends and my Honeywell team for all the support in allowing this to happen.  You guys are amazing and Joe and I and our family think of you and talk about all of you every single day.  It's the best medication we could ever receive.

With all our love and gratitude.

The Kahler's