David (Dave) Leslie Adams was born on January 17, 1980 in Calgary to MaryAnne (Stotz) and Leslie (Les) Adams. He grew up in Okotoks before moving to Calgary after he completed high school. During his early years he enjoyed getting into trouble with his brother, Mark, and spending time outdoors camping, skiing and playing football.Continue reading “In Memory of David Adams”
Category Archives: Dave’s Journey
The End of the Road
Dave’s Brain Cancer Journey ended on April 28, 2021 at around 8:35 pm. It’s been a rough road, full of bumps, detours, rough patches, potholes, and any other obstacle you can imagine put into our path. We knew in January where we would end up, but still hoped for a miracle. That miracle came inContinue reading “The End of the Road”
Transitions – Closer to the End
I have a heavy heart this week. It’s been hard to live in a state of grief for so very long. We have grieved Dave’s loss of movement in stages. We grieved his loss of speech. We have grieved when we found out that he had brain cancer, and grieved so much more. It isContinue reading “Transitions – Closer to the End”
Two Weeks of Hospice
Dave has been in hospice care for two weeks as of yesterday. During this time he has settled in nicely and is getting great care. He appears to be happy and engages when visitors are around. For the first week Dave was awake most of the day and very alert. When he arrived we madeContinue reading “Two Weeks of Hospice”
The Move
Today, March 30, 2021, turns another page in Dave’s cancer journey. We are nearing the end of this rollercoaster. Emotions have been all over the place as Dave slips further from us and the cancer takes its toll. I decided over the weekend that the move to hospice care was necessary for the continued wellContinue reading “The Move”
Difficult Conversations
I highly recommend that you have difficult conversations about what you want to happen at the end of your life early in any relationship that you have, or even with close family and friends. It’s not a pleasant conversation, but a very needed one as it helps to prepare those that love you for aContinue reading “Difficult Conversations”
The technical aspects of what we are expecting
So with all of the emotional content in my posts of late I think we are missing some of the technical parts that you are all hoping to see. While we are stilling living in the land of the unknown mostly related to when things are going to occur or not occur. However, there areContinue reading “The technical aspects of what we are expecting”
Waiting, is very hard
Over the last few weeks we haven’t seen any noticeable change, most days. Dave sleeps a lot, wakes up to eat and does interact for a short period of time. However, some days are much harder than others. His motivation is dwindling as interacting becomes harder. Thinking and getting words out seems to make himContinue reading “Waiting, is very hard”
Transitions and Stability
The last couple of weeks have been trying to find a balance and some sort of routine. It’s been a bit rough as we are relying on others to help find that balance and routine, but haven’t really been able to do so. Managing home care, visitors, kids school, work, appointments, emotions and everything elseContinue reading “Transitions and Stability”
Hard Decisions
I can’t catch my breath, My best friend is leaving. I can’t find me feet, My partner is losing the fight. I can’t stop the tears, Their father is dying. Overwhelmed, yes, absolutely Not able to cope, that is not true My coping might be different from yours, I might have gone past where youContinue reading “Hard Decisions”
The Adams-Schlag Family 