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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)

9.29.2008

Surgery is a Go

We have just finished all of our appointments for today. The surgery is a go for tomorrow. We do not have the exact times yet, but it is the liver surgeons only scheduled surgery tomorrow. The estimated time is at 7:30 a.m., although Mike and I will need to be at the hospital probably before 6 a.m. The surgery is expected to be at least 5 hours long. They will keep Mike overnight in ICU due to the type of surgery he's having. He will be having two types of sedation; general and possibly an epidural also. Because of this, he will likely be on a breathing tube for a day or so, but I've been told it is nothing to be alarmed about. A nurse is suppose to come out every 2-2 1/2 hours to give us updates.

Mike is in a little pain from his side (tubes) and his neuropathy this morning. He's figuring all the walking has contributed to that, plus he's been freezing from the air conditioning in the building. We're back in our room now and he's napping, so maybe he will feel better later.

We're so relieved to be heading in the right direction now. Thank you SO much for praying for us. Please keep Amber, Zac and Ethan and my sister, Jaime, in your prayers, as they head this way. Also please pray Matt, Jill and Drew will be comforted waiting on news about Mike, while they are back home.

"Let your roots grow down into Him and draw up nourishment from Him. See that you go on growing in the Lord, and become strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all He has done." Colossians 2:7 TLB
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