I really hope for your health and that of your family. It sounds like you have a terrific wife who is going to help you through this. God only gives you what you can handle so you will get through this and I know your faith and family are going to really help give you the strength you need.

My father passed away yesterday after a very serious heart attack he had a year ago. It feels though like I got an extra year to be with him and tell him how I felt though. I feel bad for my sister who had been estranged from him for quite a while and did not take the time to reconcile while she had the chance.
My father and I were quite different with very different values and interests yet we got along better than anyone expected.