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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)

10.24.2009

UPDATE:
We're having a minor problem this evening with one of Mike's 3 external drains.  It may have come out of place because his clothes were very damp when we accessed the drain this evening.  We're hoping replacing, or repairing this, can hold off until Tuesday afternoon.  I need to go back to LR myself on Monday for further testing, so it would be better if it could hold off until Tuesday following therapy.  I would like to be there for the procedure.  Please pray we will not have any further problems with this, or it will not worsen over the next couple of days. Thank you.

We learned yesterday that Mike will begin his speech therapy Tuesday morning.  My hopes are high that he will regain some of his ability to swallow food more easily.  His weight is at 124, down 2 1/2 pounds.  I'm a little nervous taking him to any public place due to how weak and frail he is.  I don't think he would be able to fight off any viruses, much less H1N1, or bacterial pnuemonia. 

We still haven't learned the final call on Zac's flu, whether it was officially H1N1, or regular flu.  Amber told me Zac's fever broke yesterday and he was eating a little better.  She said the main thing Zac was now dealing with was a nasty cough.  Amber has come down with symptoms that Ethan had, more of a head type cold.  I think Ethan was doing a little better and eating better.   They are having to miss a family wedding that is taking place this afternoon in LR.

On schedule this week...Tuesday is speech therapy and Wednesday is the day we receive the CT results.  Your prayers would mean everything to us.  We would appreciate your prayers for courage, strength, and protection.
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