I received a call from our local VA hospital asking me if I knew of person named ------ -------. I told them he was my father, but I hadn't seen my sense I was 13. They explained that he was refusing to accept further treatment, so would I come get him? As I was his only child I said yes. They gave him 3 months max. He was on oxygen, was diabetic, and had already had a heart bypass. I thought, I can do this, it won't be for long. He survived for 5 more years.