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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)

9.23.2008

A Strong Start

Thank you for praying for Mike and our family. It IS making a difference! The infection seems to be responding well to the Levaquin. Mike's temperature hasn't gone back up since Saturday. Mike continues to be eating better, as well. I don't think he's putting the weight back on necessarily, but he at least doesn't appear to be losing anymore.

The blood pressure/heart issue is still puzzling. The first half of the day Mike's blood pressure was around 101/74, with a heart rate of 90. That was excellent! So he decided not to bother with trying to call the cardiologist again. But we may have celebrated too early. Later this afternoon, after we had ran up to Goody's, ran a couple of errands, and took a drive, he needed help with me driving back home because he became dizzy. Once home, we took his blood pressure and it was back down to 74/48, with a heart rate of 90. The only change, was him leaving the house and taking a pain pill. So, we may need to make another effort of getting a hold of his cardiologist before we head down for surgery. We figure this may be something a minor adjustment to his medications might improve.

We're going to continue trusting God for this surgery on Tuesday, and pray that these issues involving his heart can be easily cared for as well. Thank you for supporting us with your thoughts and prayers.

"His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness. 2 Peter 1:3
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