I mean think about it, if you're working hard and sacrificing time with your family, you'd think your wife would get the doctor to do something while you're close to achieving your lifes work. It's just the timing was shitty. If his daughter had hung on for a little while longer it would have...
It's kind of ironic, if he had left her a letter saying he'd come back and left she wouldn't have been caught off guard like that. Still, at least she got to feel the warmth of another person before she died, assuming she dies.
That sucks dude hope you get some rest and your back feels better. I had back pain from a pulled muscle a couple months ago and it took about 5 days to get back to normal.