A father, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, wants to make the most of the time he has left with his children, which includes recording a song with country music superstar Tim McGraw for his daughters.

Cancer is a terrible, horrible, awful disease that does nothing but destroys and causes harm. After being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2022, Michael Hugo knew he wanted to create memories with and for his daughters.

One of the things Michael wanted to do was to record a duet with Tim to his song “My Little Girl.” Michael plans for the recording to be played at his daughters' weddings. 

So, he posted a video online reaching out to Tim, in which he stated that “whether I’m here or not, one of my, one of my dreams is to be with my, my little girls for their wedding and be there with the dance, dancing with them.”

Michael added that “and if I’m not there, at least I can be part of that.”

After Michael’s request was posted online, Tim, who lost his father to a similar type of cancer, reached out and made the duet happen for Michael and his children!

Tim expressed to Michael and his family how much being able to help them meant to him.

"I’m just glad that I can be here for you guys,” Tim said. “This is like a highlight for me in my career.”

In addition to the wedding duet video recording for his daughters, Michael has also been doing other things to ensure he’s still present in his daughters’ lives after he’s gone.

“What I’ve been trying to do, as much as possible, is give my children all the life lessons I can in a short amount of time,” Michael said. “You know, 30 years of life lessons. And you know, I write birthday cards for their 21st birthday. I have things like that to try to let them know I love them.”

What a beautiful clip that reminds us that life is precious and that every minute with our children and our parents is to be treasured.

Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”