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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)

8.20.2009

Mike has been doing very well during the day, and a little lousy at night. During these past few days, I have seen more energy from Mike, and less naps. He has been very lively and chatty. But when he tries to sleep at night, this crazy cough he has developed, has him choking at times, and he ends up sitting on the edge of the bed with the lights turned on for several minutes, or he's pacing around the house. He has been able to sleep it off after I leave for work, but I feel like I'm dragging on little sleep.

Mike's procedure (Thoracentesis) will be done around 1 p.m. tomorrow. Please pray Mike will be comfortable, and there will be no complications.

Mike's legs and abdomen have begun to swell again. So today another prescription was increased to see if we can draw some of this excess fluid out. Prayfully, once the procedure is completed tomorrow, Mike will begin to breathe a lot easier, and the pressure in his abdomen might diminish.

We are so grateful you have come to this site to catch up on us and to see how you can pray. Thank you.

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