On November 5th of 2021, Nathan received a sudden and alarming diagnosis after only feeling extremely tired for just a few days and thinking he had a thyroid problem.  He was diagnosed with a large tumor in the middle of the brain stem. Within 2 days, he lost his ability to walk on his own. Through a series of miracles we were able to get into Huntsman Cancer center immediately where we were told he needed to have emergency surgery to receive a stint in his brain to relieve the hydrocephalus and receive a biopsy of the tumor. A week later we received the results of the biopsy and he was diagnosed with stage 4 Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer in the only inoperable place in the brain and was given 4 weeks to live. 

With no treatment options to extend his life, we did everything we could to treasure the 4 weeks Nathan was given. We loved being able to spend hours at his side snuggling and attending to his needs. Nathan assured the kids that he would be present at events that were important to them. He testified of his faith in God and his conviction that despite everything, our family would be together again. During this time we were so humbled to receive such overwhelming kindness from family and a community that rallied around Nathan and I, and our children at a time when we could do nothing but hang on as a family and look for the positive in every day.