islandcharly
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Sadly, my ex-husband and father of my 16 year old daughter lost his 8 1/2 year battle with ALS on Thursday, Oct. 6. I'm not sure why I am writing here other than to express my thoughts and thankfullness to his life. He was the strongest, most determined man alive. He was given this diagnosis at the age of 31 and passed two months prior to turning 40. My daughter and myself were blessed enough to have spent his last week at his side and although it may sound candid, I would not change a thing. Donovan did not die of ALS, in fact to the contrary....he lived with it. He was a survivor and lived each and every day to the fullest. He was fortunate to have a loving, caring and supportive group of friends and family that stood by him each step of the way but he was the hero.... It was not unusual for him to email me and Kylee daily/weekly asking if we were okay?
On Sept. 29th, we were informed things were bad, we flew to Ontario from BC on the Sunday, Oct. 2nd and the entire week he visited with us, held our hands, joked, laughed, cried and said our goodbyes. We were due to fly out of Toronto at 9:30 am on the Thursday and he passed at 8am. He lived his life in such an unselfish manner and I only hope that I am able to live the same way. Although our daughter is going through a difficult time, she is able to understand that not only was he ready to leave this world, he was also ready to accept the other one. He left here as brave as he lived here. In all my life, I will never, ever look at life the same way. I know it is a cliche'....but there are reasons for everything and Donovan's death has taught myself & my daughter what it means to live. Donovan also leaves behind a young wife and two other very young sons who too have learnt the hard way what living,life & death is all about. ALL of us owe this to Donovan.......he will not ever EVER be forgotten.
We will meet again my hero........Donovan Robert Shaw (Dec. 17, 1965 - Oct. 6, 2005)
On Sept. 29th, we were informed things were bad, we flew to Ontario from BC on the Sunday, Oct. 2nd and the entire week he visited with us, held our hands, joked, laughed, cried and said our goodbyes. We were due to fly out of Toronto at 9:30 am on the Thursday and he passed at 8am. He lived his life in such an unselfish manner and I only hope that I am able to live the same way. Although our daughter is going through a difficult time, she is able to understand that not only was he ready to leave this world, he was also ready to accept the other one. He left here as brave as he lived here. In all my life, I will never, ever look at life the same way. I know it is a cliche'....but there are reasons for everything and Donovan's death has taught myself & my daughter what it means to live. Donovan also leaves behind a young wife and two other very young sons who too have learnt the hard way what living,life & death is all about. ALL of us owe this to Donovan.......he will not ever EVER be forgotten.
We will meet again my hero........Donovan Robert Shaw (Dec. 17, 1965 - Oct. 6, 2005)
