Story
Whenever someone I care for passes, I always want to know how, especially if it seems so sudden. Ian took this selfie only about 6-8 weeks ago. He was still feeling pretty good despite knowing that the pancreatic cancer had spread to his liver. He was taking a form of "gentler" chemo, and he was enjoying life and still taking me out to lunch. He was even getting in his 10k steps each day! He was working two days a week, which he loved. We hoped maybe he would be one of the lucky ones who attain a sort of remission. Unfortunately, he began to have an excess of fluids that his liver couldn't process. This meant having to go to the hospital to get fluid drained each week, and one of the weeks he contracted Covid. Rather than his respiratory system, the Covid attacked him where he was weakest, and he began to decline. Within a week we were preparing to enter hospice at home, at his request. And only 5 days later he lost the fight and made his way to be with the Lord he so loved. Our hearts are broken over losing him. He was so full of the love of God. He emanated that love through his care for everyone he met. Saying we miss him is too much of an understatement. His illness and inability to work was prolonged, and all the funds he had saved for us melted away in caring for him and keeping up with the bills. The girls and I will be okay. We have bookkeeping skills and started our own bookkeeping firm for small businesses last summer. If you want to give funds to help with his funeral expenses, we thank you so much. And if you know any small business owners who need their books cleaned up or monthly services, please pass along our website: MBBookkeepingPros.com Ian was always making up silly new lyrics to songs or quotes. He loved to laugh together. Here's one he gave me a few months ago: "If you give a woman a fish (and she likes fish), you feed her for a day. If you give a woman bookkeeping business, she can provide for her family for life. " Thank you for being his friends, loving him, and by association, loving me, too. I appreciate every one of you. Kymberly MacAgy, Wife, best friend and life partner to the best husband God could ever have given me.
Special Notes
If you are local and would like to bring a meal, you can choose any date that isn't already taken. We like most foods, but cannot eat bell peppers, and our stomachs have been uneasy lately with all the sadness and stress. So simple is best. And if you are far away and still want to gift us with a meal or groceries, this is a great place to make that happen.