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There are many great things about technology. Right now, I am thankful for blogs and social media sites allowing us as a family to be able to give updates on Gramps ONE time, rather than having to retell each person who asks. Perry is a wonderful man and has touched more lives than I will ever even dream of knowing, so you can imagine the magnitude of love and support we are receiving and the amount of questions being asked. To repeat it is draining and highly emotional for us all, so we thought a blog would be the best way to keep everyone informed and up to date on Perry’s condition.

Five years ago the father of this great family pictured above, was diagnosed with Colon Cancer. Cancer. A word unfamiliar to the Kassing family up until this point. We have been beyond blessed with good health and weren’t quite prepared for the path that had been laid out for us. We never thought our Dad, Grandapa and Great Grandapa, would be the strength behind us all to get us through the rough road we were about to travel. Never letting it get his spirits down and always reassuring us while we struggled, that all will be well. The battle has been long, it has been hard, and we have been humbled. We’ve lost him, revived him, and loved him through this incredibly tough fight.

About a month ago, we were told the cancer was back with a vengeance. Something we were mindful could and more than likely would happen, but something we were not ready for. Two weeks ago, Perry went in to begin Chemo treatments as a final attempt to slow down the cancer. The original plan was to have chemo treatments every 2 weeks for a while. The first round of chemo sucked every ounce of energy he had left in him. Unfortunately, the cancer is too strong, and he is too weak to fight anymore. He has been extremely sick and unable to keep much, if any, food down for weeks.

Perry was admitted to IMC last Friday where they were able to relieve some of the nausea and pain. He was released yesterday where he will be in the hands of Home Hospice, and best of all, with his loving family as he ends this incredibly long and draining battle.

There are so many good things about Perry that it would take thousands of blog posts to even attempt to explain the man he is. What a blessing it has been to have him in our lives for 75 years and what a privilege it is to be part of such a wonderful family.

We will continue to give updates on his condition, and I invite anyone who has a great story about Perry to email me so I can share them on this Blog. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers and for allowing Perry to be a part of your lives. He loves people and he loves to make people happy. It’s been proven to us that this is something he never struggled with as we’ve seen the amount of love and support as he’s fought this disease.  

Any emails can be sent to megkassing@gmail.com

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We Love you Gramps!!