Whoa... aren’t you the guy that made a video a few years ago about all of your favorite quirks of the MD-80 on YouTube?
Awesome! I knew I recognized you from someplace. A bit late, but welcome to the forum!
Sorry to hear about your Sister. I lost my older brother to colon cancer as well a few years ago. He was diagnosed with stage 4 at 41 and given 3-6 months to live. He fought like hell and it finally took him 3 years later. Never got a chance to fly with him but the memories I have with him are all great.
My brother was similar. About a month before he passed, he visited home and I knew it was a sign so I made sure to put in for leave. While visiting family one day, he and his girlfriend snuck away with my family and we had a blast hitting up the theme park then partying as much as he could take. Afterward he thanked me for just hanging out with him and not treating him like he was already gone. Every time a family member saw him that week they either took 100 photos or asked way too many questions on how he wanted to be remembered. I got 1 photo with him and it’s all I need. The memories of us acting like we were teenagers again talking crap to each other and reminiscing on our youth was good enough for me.She adamantly did not want to be remembered as "cancer girl," so I've pretty much erased all memories of her ailing toward the end. Instead, I always picture her crazy-big smile as she holed a shot out of the bunker.
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