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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)

10.27.2008

You Never Let Go

Today was treatment 11 & 12 (out of 30) for Mike, and he felt well all day. Our sprint over to where he takes his treatments is quite a hike from where we're staying, and we had to make that journey 3 times today, so I was quite impressed how well Mike did. I had trouble keeping pace with him, so he seems to be regaining a little strength.

Today we met jointly with an oncology counselor to discuss the changes that have come into our life lately. Mike saw her alone last week and then he wanted to bring me into the meeting today to "help keep him honest". We were trying to work through the disappointment with the surgery, the loss of Mike's full health, the layoff from his job, and how things in our future might change because of all of this. She gave us some suggestions on coping with these changes, and then led us through some relaxation exercises.

Later in the afternoon we took a shuttle to a grocery store, but got stranded for over an hour waiting to be picked back up. The weather in Houston today was cold and windy, so I made Mike stay inside the store, as much as possible, while I waited outside. It has taken most of the evening for us both to thaw out back in our room. We may think twice the next time we take the shuttle somewhere.

We are in the process of trying to do absentee voting while we are here in TX. We never thought we would have been gone for this long, and we almost gave up trying to work out all the details, but Zac and Amber did a little research and was able to help us with this. So hopefully, we'll be able to take part in the election.

How you can be praying for us: Continue to trust God for healing for Mike and for the side effects to be minimal from these chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Pray that we will be able to come home when these treatments are completed, and there will be no more delays. (we're a little homesick as you can imagine) Please pray a room reservation will open up for us between November 4th and 7th, or we might be homeless! ;) Please pray that Mike and I will stay well. In a place this vast, with so many people around, the last thing Mike and I need is to come down sick. (I'm always chasing Mike down with antibacterial gel, much to his dismay.)

We are so grateful for all of you, who continue to think about us and lift us in prayer. You have carried us through some deep water and you could never know how deeply you have blessed us.

Song Below: "You Never Let Go" by Matt Redman
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