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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)

6.19.2008

Mike was feeling a little better today. His stomach has still been touchy, and the "more than usual" weakness following a treatment was still around, but he's trying to push through it and move around more, despite feeling winded.

He saw his dermatologist this morning to doublecheck a couple of spots on his head. We were told these spots weren't anything to be concerned about, a couple of months ago, but they wanted to recheck them anyway. With his hair being completely gone now, I figured the doctor could have a better look at them. They checked out fine. The doctor did remove two precancerous areas on the side of Mike's face. Mike's had this done before and it was no big deal.

Work at Goody's is slowing to a halt at times, and that is bothering Mike quite a bit, not having something to do to take his mind off of what he's feeling physically. The distribution center wasn't working today, but will be tomorrow, and will be Monday. We're praying Mike will be able to find something part time to do until his health gets back to normal. We've heard about a couple of possibilities that could be promising.

We would continue to appreciate your prayers for Mike's health, Mike's employment situation, our son's employment situation, and the stress we've been under with other things going on in our life (death's in the family). We're so grateful for having such wonderful friends and family interceeding for us. The stress has been a little overwhelming lately and has completely worn us out. I don't know where we would be with out God's presence in our life, and your faithfulness. Thank you!

"But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:31

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