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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)

11.09.2008

Angels In Our Midst

(Nedna)
(Margaret)

(Mei, Mackey, and a student nurse on far left)

I am posting a little late, but we're home safely. We arrived in close to midnight Friday evening. We spent most of yesterday washing laundry, opening mail, and loving on kids and grandkids. It is so good just to be home.
Mike is feeling good. Monday morning he will begin physical therapy and hopefully we can begin to put some weight back on him. He has about 25-30 pounds to add.

On Mike's last day of treatment Friday, they have this celebration where you ring a bell when you complete radiation treatment at MD Anderson, so I have included a picture of this. The people in the picture with Mike are the technicians that worked with him. There is one picture of a woman by herself. This was the radiation receptionist who greeted us everyday...twice a day....for three weeks. These dear people were "angels" in Mike's and my eyes. They all had such a loving, encouraging spirit about them, and they helped keep Mike's and my chin lifted daily. We felt so blessed by them, and just wanted you to have a chance to meet them too.

Thanks again for all of your prayers, love and support. You too, have been angels to Mike and I, in so many ways. Every single card, note of encouragement, drive to the airport, puppy care, gifts, calls, meals, love offerings, care packages, visits, and hugs, blessed us more than you could ever know. Your prayers have held us up and kept us going. We are deeply blessed to call you family and friends.

"And whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of the Lord Jesus, and come with Him into the presence of God the Father, to give Him your thanks." Colossians 3:17













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