If I was to make the last four years of my father's life into a movie, it would be called, "The Long Goodbye". Dad LIVED with cancer. He didn't complain and it did not stop him from enjoying the simple pleasures; Tims coffee with Norman, a philosophic...

When we first met our step-grandfather Bill as children, we were awed by his big barrel chest, old-fashioned business know how, and generous laugh. It was exciting when he visited. He would tell us stories, offer us practical advice and secretly tease o...