Friday, July 29th, 2011
There is a house on Voltair Terrace in Port St.Lucie, Florida that has had its Christmas decorations up throughout the month of July. The house belongs to Meaghan Cottrell and her family, who have decided to celebrate Christmas a little early this year.
In February, Megan’s father, Paul Cano, was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the protective lining of the body’s major organs and cavities. The average mesothelioma prognosis is generally a life expectancy of six months to a year, making it a very real possibility that Paul Cano may not live to see another December.
Cano’s doctors initially only gave him four months to live, but now that he’s survived longer than expected, Cano has chosen to seize his last opportunity to enjoy Christmas. ”Christmas has always been special. I like it because it’s the only time I can get everybody in one spot. It’s the only thing I have left to give them,” he says.
“It’s very tough,” says Meaghan. “He’s all we have had in our lives so it will be a difficult transition when we don’t have him.”
The fact that Cano was able to build the family’s holiday decorations, including a computerized system that controls both the music and lights is proof that he is still well enough to enjoy his last Christmas. “I got my kids all around me. I got my ex-wife with me and my son is flying in from Indiana,” explains Cano happily. Being with his family and enjoying the time he has left is likely to be the best therapy Cano could have wished for and a fitting way to say goodbye.
This entry was posted on Friday, July 29th, 2011 at 9:38 am and is filed under News.
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