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In 2007, I began my original website, Sonshine's Haven. In 2007, it was turned into a blog and used to keep family updated on my first husband's fight with liver cancer. He passed away November of 2009. We were married for 34+ wonderful years and this journals some of that grief process I've gone through.

I have since remarried another widower, but Mike is missed dearly, and will always be a big part of my life.

At times, all of us will be called to act as witnesses to the suffering of another. We will be unable to affect the outcome physically. Words will fail us. Prayer will seem futile. And yet, the act of bearing witness to someone else's trials is a sacred sorrow that offers and astounding glimpse of eternal joy." by Ginger Garrett

"Being willing to stay with a loved one throughout their travail, can be difficult....YES! But offering yourselves as faithful companions on a dark and dreadful journey can be an unmeasured blessing." (paraphrased by me)

3.20.2008

Treatment # 7

Today's oncology appointment was positive and on the same track, which is answered prayer. Mike's blood counts looked good, as was his bilirubin count. Dr. Sneed feels everything has been
looking good enough not to make lab work necessary in between treatments.
Mike has gained back another three pounds, weighing in at 164, so he is only 8 pounds away from being where he was before all of this began last July, which is another answer to prayer.
Dr. Sneed and Mike discussed the next CT Scan to be done. This will take place the week after April 10th's treatment. They also discussed side effects of the treatments, and both Dr. Sneed and Mike felt they were minimal enough, to keep treatments at the same level as they are. They want to continue being aggressive towards this tumor.
Mike's personality and sense of humor lights up the treatment room everytime he's there. He is constantly ribbing his nurses and making light of the situation, which often has the other patients laughing. I really feel God is using him to be a blessing to others, and to help the other patients getting treated, take a momentary break from the seriousness of their situations. There is a comical competition always going on amongest the patients, with whose chemo treatment will go faster than the others. They actually sit there watching their chemo bags drip, and begin having a friendly competition of who gets to flee first. Mike is generally one of the last to leave the office on treatment day because of the length of his treatment, and he usually is one of the loudest and "mouthy" patients they have, which should not come as any surprise to most of you. He keeps everyone in stitches!
I'm grateful for another day of answered prayer. Mike and I experienced God's peace and comfort during yesterday's visit and we are certain it was because of your prayers and God's mercy and grace.
It isn't always easy going to these appointments, sitting amongest so many seriously ill, but it puts life into perspective. It's an odd "club" to belong to, but there are so many valuable lessons in there. Life is SO fragile and it is such a gift....never to be taken for granted!

Thank you very much for your prayers and support. We pray you will continually keep in touch with us and encourage us forward as we trust God to heal Mike.
"Dear Jesus, You told Your close followers who were taught how to seek the Father's heart that whatever they asked for in prayer, that they were to believe they received it and it would be theirs. (Mark 11:24) O, Father, help me to know Your heart intimately so that I'll know how to pray, what to pray, and believe in advance that I will receive it!"
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