About
I’m Michael Weese, I live in Baltimore, MD.
I lost my wife Katelyn Weese (29) on November 04, 2016 to Breast Cancer one week short of her 30th birthday.
She was a sister, a daughter, and mother to our two amazing boys Pierce and Grantley, who were ages 1 and 3 at the time. She was also a step-mother to my daughter Regan, who was age 10 at the time.
I met Kate in 2009 through friends at social activities. We married in June of 2012.
In January of 2015 Kate was diagnosed with late stage 3 Inflammatory Breast Cancer. She was also triple negative.
In March 2016 we were told the cancer had metastasized to her lungs, liver and possibly her brain. From that day forward she was placed on oxygen 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Metastatic Breast Cancer does not have a cure, but they tell you that it is “treatable” to an extent. With that being said, we knew in March 2016 that there would be an end to her life sooner than later.
On November 4th 2016 at 3:30am she would gain her wings moments after our two sons and I kissed her and let her know that we loved her. She would pass away in our bed, at home, exactly how she wanted it to be. Her family was also able to say goodbye a short time later before the funeral home came to take her.
What you would normally expect to tear lives apart and destroy them, did the complete opposite to ours.
I know that may be hard to digest and comprehend, but you can ask anyone that knew my wife about how she handled it. She taught me a heck of a lot in the last two years and set me in the right direction for continuing life without her.
Kate handled this adversity with such grace and courage, a kind of grace and courage that is admirable and unheard of. She was an inspiration to many.
Kate was never angry or resentful about any of it, therefore neither am I. We were both at peace. We were also at peace with God’s decision.
My wife had a blog and encouraged me to continue hers or at least finish it for her. I haven’t done either (mainly because its one password that she forgot to write down for me), but I finally decided to start a new one and see how it goes.
I love sharing stories about Kate and the lessons that she unknowingly taught me. This is just taking it one step further hoping that it may help someone else by sharing our stories and the counter-intuitive way that I now view life because of her.
I feel some blogs are written to appeal to or cater to a certain audience. Some blogs and writers have certain agendas. This will not be one of those.
My purpose is to share our story, share the journey of raising children without their mother in a positive manner, and most important keeping her memory and legacy alive. She deserves it.
My mindset is positive. I’ve lost my wife and our kids lost their mom, but we remain at peace and we still smile.
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