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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)

10.06.2008

Binding Wounds

Today began with challenges for Mike. The nurses had trouble controlling his pain and he felt sick to his stomach a few times. They decided to add an additional antibiotic to Mike's IV meds today; one for his actual incision, which Levaquin may not help. All day long, they were closing off access to his port, and then re-accessing it with a different medication. It kept going through my mind that Mike didn't seem ready to be released from the hospital, and he almost seemed worried about leaving.

Around 11 a.m., two female cardiologists came in to speak with us. They reviewed Mike's situation, the concerns of the cardiology team, and what additional tests they wanted to do to see if they could improve anything. Mike spoke to them of his concern of being released today, and they seemed to agree that he should remain in the hospital.

It is sounding like we're receiving the same summation of Mike's heart condition as we did with the liver situation, that past radiation treatments have rendered us problems, and damage. The cardiologists are going to be doing a MRA tomorrow, which is a more detailed study of the arteries between Mike's carotid arteries and the aorta, to see if there is blockage and/or stenosis. They also did special labwork to check Mike's adrenal glands for any hormonal imbalances, which required 3-4 timed bloodtests today. They are holding all heart medication until they can exhaust what they are really working with. The schedule as of now, is an appointment this Thursday with an oncologist, and an appointment Friday, with Mike's surgeon. Things keep getting shifted around, I think to keep us guessing. :) Mike may be released tomorrow or Wednesday from the hospital. When, or if, his tubes will be redone is up in the air. We were told it would take place, but that doesn't always mean it will happen.

Please pray that God's peace would rule every place in our heart and mind. Please pray we will find God's strength to get back on our feet, and focus back to living God's will for our lives. Please pray we'll have Divine wisdom and understanding, not just here in Houston, but also when we return home. And as always, thank you for caring so deeply about our situation and pleading to God on our behalf.

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Psalm 147:3
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