To the wonderful Ahern Army,

Thank you for your constant prayers, concern and love for John, Jan and their beautiful family. I wish I had a happier update for all of you, but John is being discharged into hospice care. The doctors said that the cancer has taken over his body and any more treatment will just aggravate the cancer and cause John to become more unstable and uncomfortable. Transferring from treatment to hospice will allow for a peaceful, holy and comfortable death. John has been transferred to a room at the hospital which is used for hospice care. All of the family is there and will be staying either at the hospital or very near the hospital so they can all be together.

Knowing God is mighty, we hope for a miracle; but we also pray for God's mercy on John, and for his transition to the Kingdom to be overflowing with love, peace and beauty. We also pray that the love and peace of God be overwhelmingly present to Jan and the family.

Please feel free to continue to leave your messages of love and support here on Caring Bridge. Each one is so important and so cherished! Please refrain from sending texts and from calling...they desire to be truly present to John and to one another without the distraction of many texts and calls coming in.

"Thank you" sounds so terribly inadequate but please understand what you all mean to the Aherns...your love is a miracle that God granted from the very beginning! God bless you all!