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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)

9.24.2008

Blessing and Encouragement

So....we did an experiment of sorts today. Mike held off taking his heart medications for a few hours this morning, and his blood pressure was fine, and he wasn't dizzy. Then after he took the medications, down went his blood pressure and on came the dizziness...to the point where he could hardly walk. So at least we think we know what's causing all of this....but I don't know how much good that does us, because we can't seem to get anyone from MD Anderson to call us back. We tried once again today to get a hold of "someone....anyone" in the cardiology department, and never heard back from them.

So here's Mike's plan. He plans on not trying to call them anymore, and just not take his medication before the anesthesiology appointment Monday morning, to show them that his blood pressure is dropping so low, only after taking the heart medications, and we're praying once they see that, this won't be anything to them to cancel the surgery. That's been our largest concern; there to be another reason to cancel or postpone surgery.

I had a successful day gathering up medical supplies and prescriptions needed for the trip. There's just a lot to do to prepare for being gone awhile. I also went up to visit Mike' s mom to make sure she's doing well. She had been sick, so I convinced Mike not to go, to be on the safe side.

Matt will not be going for the surgery. He is working that week and we all agreed he needed to remain here. Amber & Zac, and Ethan will be driving as soon as we get completely cleared Monday for the surgery.

Thank you for continuing to pray for Mike to be infection free and for his appetite to stay up. We would also appreciate your prayers for everything to come together easily as we prepare to head back down to Houston. Please pray there will be no cancellations this go around. Please pray for God's guidance for the surgeons, as they rebuild Mike's biliary system and try to remove the remaining portion of the tumor. Please pray that we'll receive a good report and Mike will stay strong throughout the 5 hour procedure. And please pray for the children and I as we wait to learn Mike's alright. Your faithfulness in praying for us has been such a blessing and an encouragement to Mike and I.

"The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy and loving-kindness, O Lord, endure forever--forsake not the works of Your own hands." Psalm 138:8
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