I want to thank all of you for taking the time to read my post and I truly hope our story and the information will save someone some day.
I have been busy with the visitation and memorial services here in Texas, while the funeral will be in California. It's definitely been tough dealing with all of this, but I think it will be a nice service. My daughter came from college and between the three of us, we've been doing what needs to be done to get all of the plans finalized. I truly thank all of you for expressing your thoughts here, it means that the time I spent putting this post together did what I intended.
I know it is a hard read and I wish it wouldn't have happened at all, but I had been thinking about how I could turn what happened to us into something positive for someone else. You really learn a lot about yourself when this happens to you, and I know I want to help others not get in the situation we were forced into. I do believe that everyone has their time and when it's your time, it's your time. But I also believe that we're here together to help one another, and if that means sharing my pain to bring a serious flaw in our medical system to everyone's attention then it is worth it. I am past angry about what happened and my energy had to be preserved for taking care of my wife during her time of need. I am simply sharing my story to turn our loss into a positive, and when I read some of your reactions and PM's I've received - I really feel that something good has come out of this.
As I said before, I hope someone can use this post to possibly spare a loved one, or even themselves the agony and despair that was part of our lives for the past several years. Once again, thank you for all your thoughts - the fact that most are taking the advice and information to heart made it worth sharing this pain with you.