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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)

9.24.2009

This afternoon Mike had me take him to the oncologist's office to get an IV of fluids.  He felt fine, but a little dehydrated.  They asked him to get bloodwork drawn before the IV.  Mike's counts were "all over the place", but they decided he needed fluids.  We didn't finish up with that until 6 p.m.

My Mucinex idea was the answer for the coughing situation.  Great stuff!  Mike sounds so much better now...and we both slept soundly....once we finally got to sleep. 

We didn't end up getting asleep until around midnight, last night, because Mike got upset after he weighed himself.  He is now down to 120 pounds, which isn't good.  I feel as though I'm constantly running to God, and all of you with these special prayer requests.....trying to put out little fires all over the place.  I now ask you to concentrate praying about Mike's weight.  He's eating...but just not enough to put weight on, and barely enough to hang on to what he has.  I pray God will cover him with protection from any viruses and Mike would eat a little more, if possible.  Tonight, he almost lost all of his dinner because of feeling over stuffed.

Thank you for your prayers for Mike and I.  Our next oncology appointment is for next Wednesday.  Please pray God will fill that exam room with His peace, and whatever comes from that meeting, would not discourage us.  We are both very fragile emotionally right now.
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