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Last month, I lost my Dad, Steven, to prostate cancer . He was just 58.

He'd been diagnosed at 52, and while we had six years to prepare, nothing prepares you for the moment you have to say goodbye to your dad.

Dad never took life too seriously. He was a big kid at heart — the kind of man who could make you laugh even when everything was falling apart. In his final weeks in palliative care, he was still cracking jokes — finding light in the darkest moments. He was incredibly intelligent, always researching something new and sharing it with anyone who'd listen.

When Dad was diagn

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