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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)

7.25.2009

After such an awful day for Mike Friday, Saturday turned out to be better. He asked me late this morning if it would be possible to have his grandbabies over, so he could see them and hold them. So I got a hold of the kids, who happened to be free this evening, and we had homemade pizza. It was a fun evening watching the grandsons playing and the children visiting together. Mike was able to eat a little bit of food, and even followed the children and grandchildren over to the studio, for them to play Mike's drums, Air Hockey, and Foosball. At one point, Mike even sat behind the drums and played a couple of songs, while the grandsons danced around. It was such a tender site and the smile on Mike's face was priceless.

The familiar, and a chance to just escape back into old times, was so precious. We have all been so homesick for our normal life. I know I wasn't the only one with tears welled up in my eyes as I was taking in the moment. I wish we could stay in that moment forever.

First thing Tuesday morning we will have the doctor appointment with the oncologist to receive the scan results. As you can imagine....each day closer sucks the breath out of us, as we fear hearing what the results are. I pray God will give Mike and I the strength to hear whatever we're told.

I also pray for many more days like today, with Mike and the children.

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