 It's like you told me, go forward slowly, it's not a race to the end. You look like yourself, but you're somebody else, only it ain't on the surface. It was early 2016 and my dad started having issues. He would always mention to me small things. He said, I'm talking and the sound in my head, the words in my head can't come out of my mouth fast enough. So I remember when I got the phone call, I remember thinking there's got to be a mistake. I don't care what they say, the life expectancy is like, Dad's living forever, we're going to do it, it's going to be great. You have to remember that his brain is 100% functioning. You have a person who's still sharp as ever, who's in a way kind of trapped in a body that's not responding like it once did. It was harder to really think about it, it was easier to kind of shut it out because the symptoms weren't as visible. It was easier to just pretend like nothing was happening, I think. At first like your world drops, and then it kind of turned into like, alright, well, what's next? How do we beat this? What's our next step? Let's go. Every Thanksgiving we all sit around the table and I say to everybody, what are you thankful for? Um, so I guess I'll start. Dad, you're a force that cannot be stopped. With everything you've done, football, TV, writing, you've always made sure you were there for me and the rest of our family. You always find a way to connect with me, even when we have a million other things to do in your busy, busy life. You've taught me most importantly that if I can't change something that I don't like, that I better just change my attitude about it. You've taught me what it means to be a man, and more importantly, you've taught me what it means to be part of a family. You and Mom have given me three brothers, yet you've never let me for a second believe that I am less strong, less fast, or less smart than any of them. I've put your lessons into my daily life and can't wait to watch you teach all of these things and more to your grandchildren. So thanks, Dad. I love you so much. Every day I try to be a little bit more like you. Like you always say, I love you forever in infinity. Dad, I love you forever in infinity. And no matter what happens, I know you love me too. Sorry. I think the strength of a man can be measured by his humility and the love in the people closest to him. I may be here for, you know, two years or 20 years or two days. We don't know, but I know today I woke up and I thank God for the things I have. I saw the part of you