It's a girl... 5 pounds,10 ounces

Last week Kevin came up from Tampa to take Kregg to his chemo appointments. On one of their trips to the infusion center, Kevin asked Kregg if there was anything he had not done in life that he still wanted to do. Kregg thought for a minute and said, “No…I was hoping to catch the biggest fish this year and I did that last Tuesday.” He proceeded to tell Kevin how he had caught a 5 pound, 10 ounce bass in the pond behind their house. He was as proud as a father would be announcing the birth of a child.
On our way back to his house today from his doctor's appointment, I asked him if he had taken a picture of the fish he caught. He said he had and when we arrived back at the house he quickly went inside to show me the picture. I was on the deck when he brought out the 4 x 6 framed picture to share with me. In the picture, there was Kregg holding the fish.  I told him it was a great picture of him. He told me that he thought the fish was pregnant and that he had thrown it back in the pond after the picture was taken. I wanted to capture the pride I saw in his eyes as he talked.  Catching that 5 pound, 10 ounce girl fish filled him with pride and joy.
As I drove away, I thought about how proud I was of my brother. He wears his cancer well. He does not fear the disease or his unceartain future.  I am thankful I am his sister. I pray he has many more fish pictures to show me and many more fish stories to tell.