When my Dad mentioned his will, I was filled with sudden anger. I hated the fact that my Dad easily resigned himself to the thought of being killed by his illness.

“Dad, that's not the most important thing right now. The most significant thing is to be done with your surgery and come out healthy again!

He furrowed his eyebrows. “What is wrong with you, Garth? You have always been the practical one. Get my things in order, including my will. No one knows what the outcome of the surgery will be.”

“Dad, you are a fighter. The Blackwells are fighters and that's what got us to this point. You...