I just got off the phone with my Republican Dad.

Dad's a retired career Naval officer: ex-fighter pilot - (WWII and Korea), carrier skipper - (Vietnam), and he has never voted for a Democrat in his life. But there's more to him than that.
When I came back from Vietnam, I was a little bit nicked up, and had to spend some time at Walter Reed AMC. Dad was between tours, and came to visit me every day. When I told him I was going to become active in VVAW he looked me in the eye and said, "Son, you're a man, and you proved that on the field of battle (yeah, he talks like that). He went on to tell me, "You have the right to say anything you wish about this fucking war." Then he headed back to Yankee Station to do his duty as he saw it.
Tonight he told me he that has a brain tumor. We'll find out more in the days to come, but in the interim, I would sure appreciate the prayers, karma, or whtever else DU has to offer.
I love my Dad.

on edit: changed "military" officer to "Naval" officer. Dad would go skittles on me if I hadn't fixed that.

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...love to your Dad.

It's amazing what they can do these days - my hopes are he will be fine.

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I'll say a special one for your father. I wish him the best.

I stopped praying years ago. But I will keep your Dad in my thoughts, as I'd want others to do for mine if I was in that situation. Stay strong.

light your paths.

... is yours, and your dad's.

Hang on my friend.

What troubling news! Who is he going to see? Does he have a specialist yet?

My dad's a republican as well...the kind of republican that used to be and he also fought in the Korean war. He's getting up there in age now and I treasure every moment I can get with him. I hope your dad will be OK. :hug:

dad. I'll be sending healing thoughts to you both! :hug:

Because it sounds like there is hope for him, and it's totally unfair for anybody to die on the Dark Side.

It is a compliment to both of you that you worked through differences so many years ago. Sadly, some are still struggling with that generational separation.

A bright light is coming your way. Peace.

... to your father....and to you. Anyone who serves to defend our nation deserves it from all Americans.

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I hope your Dad is OK.

I wish the best to your family. Do the research. Enormous strides have been made in brain tumors.

Start here: <http://www.cancer.duke.edu/btc/>

They saved a friend.

Oh, how I love my dad, too.

Best to Dad. He's a very honorable man.

but you're both brave and I know your mom must be also to be a warrior's wife.

best luck to your family and thank you both for your service to your country and community

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om shanti shanti shanti

If you are into healing, PM me. I have a person who might help--and it would be for free.

My Father had a brain tumor and back when he had one there were less innovations to treat them.

They have made great strides since that time so hand in there!

for you and your dad.

50 bombing missions in WW11, and duty in Korea. Then into intelligence. I loved him very much and appreciated his bravery (3 Distinguished Crosses). Sadly, he passed several years ago. I hope your dad will get better, but the time to show your love is now. He must be in his eighties. That's a pretty long life. God bless you both for serving our country.

are honorable and that's all there is to it. It is honorable men like your Dad that can and should make this nation proud and they damn well better vote however they see fit :)

And by the way I think your Dad already let you know but you should count yourself among those honorable men who've served and will continue to serve by being honorable citizens.

There are no words.

coming your way!

My dad is also a Repub, but a wonderful man (he was a Navy man). I would be freaking out
too. :hug:

and of course, to you.

HE can make it.

Sam

NGU hope.

I am so sorry you are having to go through this. I am sure that your dad knows how much you love him.

:hi:

I will be thinking about you all in the coming days.

:pals:

And be sure and tell him we all appreciate his service to his country, and your too.:grouphug:

Here's hoping everything works out okay. :hug:

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

And so do you.

:cry: :hug:

I sincerely hope they have caught the tumor in time and it is not in a precarious spot in the brain. BTW, my father was a naval pilot in Vietnam. He went on to spend 21 years in the military and Ronnie Ray Gun cut his pension while the Contras got more money. He still voted republican up until when * ran, but then voted repuke again after 9-11. Bad habits are hard to break.

Good luck on his health
unfortunately, your father was part of the problem we're in now. that's the cruelest part of your story. Everybody knew the USA was blessed, in so many ways, from its beginning, and americans took pride in the blessings, but can't anyone see the unimaginable waste that rightwing politics entails wherever its found? In a poor little loser nation like Haiti, the waste of resources and energy and life is terrible enough, but when one considers the waste regards the USA- it beggars description! We went to the moon 2 generations ago, over a decade before the national debt had even hit a trillion dollars! It's probably boorish to raise these issues, in this context, as your personal stake is so high, and i apologise but- my foster father was seriously injured in action during WW2, and in many ways he never recovered, being a silent presence all the years i was part of the family, and i know your father trumps any pissant political angle, but militarism really set the US up for the gang of bush bloodsuckers who probably were the main danger to the USA all the time; and them reactionary political forces acted to suborn your father, all the fathers who 'never voted for a democrat' in their lives.

I'm pretty sure he didn't give much thought to America's military budget.

and your dad
salute!

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My prayers, my very best vibes, my friendship, and all I can do to keep your spirits up are yours.

Strength to you and your Father :hug: :loveya: :pals:

Your dad sounds like a hell of a guy.

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:grouphug:

how it is to be afraid. Your dad and your family are in my prayers.

with good thoughts for your father. They have some amazing treatments these days, I hope that there will be something for him. Peace, Kim

what you are going through. I pray that your father gets better and is fully healed of his tumor.

My Dad was career military (Army, though). Here is a pic of him in Vietnam. As an RN, he served as an OR tech and an Air Ambulance officer. In this pic, he's in his Dust-Off duds:



Give your father my best...

:hug:

it is hard for our aging parents to come clean... and it will be even harder for him to accept help.

Trust me, I know... in that same bind right now (due to hip fracture with my dad)

But whatever you do, remember to find time for yourself in the hard days and months ahead.

;-)

Oh and if you need a shoulder to cry on... yep, we can all give you some support too, or the every so popular PM

:hug: Sending good vibes your way, sir. :patriot:

Grew up military, married military, had a son almost die military. I feel your pain. Navy all the way.

with my own Dad. Not exactly the same, of course. But close enough. My love to you, your Dad, and your family.

What is with all these fucking brain tumors?? Maybe I'm just noticing them more in the past few years, but still..

Lost my sister-in-law to one a few years ago; then my sister was diagnosed with one last year. Thankfully hers is a benign one that seems to have responded well to radiation. One of my best friends from school found out last week that his sister has one.

Hang in there, 11Bravo. Strong vibes for you & your Dad; here's hoping it's a benign one.