The Unthinkable has happened. On October 2nd, 2023, my brilliant, talented, loving husband, best friend, duo partner got his wings. There is nobody that fought harder to stay on this earth than my sweet Gregory. After getting the great news that his bladder cancer was still dead in August, 2023, a visit to the oral surgeon would reveal a new cancer in his throat.
We were ready to plot a course, make a plan with his fantastic oncologist and gear up for the next fight of his life.
Because of remnants of the pandemic, it took 2 weeks to get conclusive biopsy results and the news was not good. This cancer was a Stage 4 aggressive.
During that time, it was discovered that the prior radiation to kill the bladder cancer had destroyed Greg's plumbing and his kidney's were failing. A Urologist tried to insert stents to help the kidneys drain to the bladder and were unable to do that. The next step was Nephrostomy tubes. They were inserted and a few days later, Greg was released from the hospital to come home to rest. A PET scan was scheduled.
We were shell shocked but still held out hope that a fight could be had and won. Greg wasn't ready to share all that just happened and I respected his wishes. He was home for 10 days and his left kidney started to shut down. I feared a full blown kidney failure as his left kidney stopped producing urine. I called an ambulance and Greg was taken to our local hospital. From there another ambulance took him back to Vanderbilt in Nashville.
My husband was a very private man. Since his first stroke 13 years ago, he fought his way back like a champ and thought he could do it again. He wanted to stay but his body was just to weak and damaged from his prior cancer battle, congestive heart failure, blood clots, strokes, vascular surgeries and many other medical issues. There is so much more to say but I can't think straight right now. I held off posting anything about this until we were able to notify people personally about his departure and not have them read it on Facebook.
Greg didn't want a service, or a burial. He wanted to be cremated and he wanted a "Celebration of Life" a year after he was gone. As his wife of 25 years and duo partner of 27 years, I will honor him and make that all happen. That Celebration of Life will happen in his favorite city (Nashville.) Greg's Dad was from Sweetwater, Tennessee and Greg has always had TN in his blood stream.
Through his many years in the music industry, he met so many people that became life long friends. He lived a life of creativity, adventure and music. He will forever me my soulmate, my music man and my love. It is not goodbye. We will be together again. He and I both knew and know this. Farewell my love, you are the first face I want to see when my time comes.
We were ready to plot a course, make a plan with his fantastic oncologist and gear up for the next fight of his life.
Because of remnants of the pandemic, it took 2 weeks to get conclusive biopsy results and the news was not good. This cancer was a Stage 4 aggressive.
During that time, it was discovered that the prior radiation to kill the bladder cancer had destroyed Greg's plumbing and his kidney's were failing. A Urologist tried to insert stents to help the kidneys drain to the bladder and were unable to do that. The next step was Nephrostomy tubes. They were inserted and a few days later, Greg was released from the hospital to come home to rest. A PET scan was scheduled.
We were shell shocked but still held out hope that a fight could be had and won. Greg wasn't ready to share all that just happened and I respected his wishes. He was home for 10 days and his left kidney started to shut down. I feared a full blown kidney failure as his left kidney stopped producing urine. I called an ambulance and Greg was taken to our local hospital. From there another ambulance took him back to Vanderbilt in Nashville.
My husband was a very private man. Since his first stroke 13 years ago, he fought his way back like a champ and thought he could do it again. He wanted to stay but his body was just to weak and damaged from his prior cancer battle, congestive heart failure, blood clots, strokes, vascular surgeries and many other medical issues. There is so much more to say but I can't think straight right now. I held off posting anything about this until we were able to notify people personally about his departure and not have them read it on Facebook.
Greg didn't want a service, or a burial. He wanted to be cremated and he wanted a "Celebration of Life" a year after he was gone. As his wife of 25 years and duo partner of 27 years, I will honor him and make that all happen. That Celebration of Life will happen in his favorite city (Nashville.) Greg's Dad was from Sweetwater, Tennessee and Greg has always had TN in his blood stream.
Through his many years in the music industry, he met so many people that became life long friends. He lived a life of creativity, adventure and music. He will forever me my soulmate, my music man and my love. It is not goodbye. We will be together again. He and I both knew and know this. Farewell my love, you are the first face I want to see when my time comes.
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