prayer request

Today I am praying for my friend because her dad passed away this morning. Although they have been expecting this day for what seems to be an eternity, it still came as bit of a shock because they weren't expecting it right now. Her dad was an alcoholic and struggled with it for quite some time. He took a turn for the worse a few years ago and began to have times where he was always in and out of hosptials and rehab. He was checked into the hospital for the last time on Friday and while they were running blood work he had a stroke. They took him off the machines that were helping him breathe and hospice came in to make him comfortable. He had cancer for a while now, but they just found out it was Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He passed away at 2:30 this morning. Although it is a time of sadness, it is also a time of relief for his family as they do not have to worry about how he may try to hurt himself anymore. It is also relief for him; he is no longer in pain.