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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)

11.11.2009

Mike has become weak and shakey when walking the last few days.  He is also needing the oxygen again, having shortness of breath.  I would say he is eating fairly well, despite his swallowing issues.  He just has to eat slowly and it is mostly food with gravy or that is soft.  I'm trying to encourage Mike to eat every two hours...even setting the timer to go off to help remind him while I'm at work.  He did well most of today, until we got to dinner.  Then he didn't feel like any, but he did have a Boost shake.

I'm a little anxious about next weeks procedure with them putting Mike fully under.  I just will need to trust God to keep his blood pressure up.  Our son-in-law's father will be driving us, which will be a huge comfort to me.  I know I will have a lot on my mind that day, and don't need to be worrying about traffic, parking, etc.

We got a phone call from our caseworker for our medical insurance coverage for Mike late this afternoon.  She told Mike she almost has him approved to get the speech therapy, but needed to send it upstairs for one last approval.  That will be a huge answer to prayer if that happens.  I have also sent off a letter of reconsideration concerning some medical bills we received that we were told Mike wasn't fully covered for.

As far as life insurance goes, I have a couple of people looking over things to see if there is anything we can do, that we are entitled to, to continue coverage on Mike.  I've been told that insurance companies try to play hardball sometimes, thinking customers will just not fight back.  I'm not the "fighting" kind, but I have family and friends who are. ;)

Thank you for continuing to cover us in prayer.  We would appreciate prayer for Mike's health, that he will avoid any viruses or infections.  Please pray for Mike's weight to stablize and not drop any further.  That when this procedure is done next Tuesday, that Mike will come through it smoothly and there will be no problems with the anesthesia.  Also, because of Mike's ascites problem, we're going to have to take some extra measures to speed along the healing process with his new incision site.  It may be a little awkward for a few days, but necessary.  We pray that these medical and life insurance issues will be resolved in a timely and positive manner. 

We are totally blessed to have so many of you caring and praying for us.  Some days I'm just too tired to let you know personally, but every phone call, offer to help, or email to encourage us, has been such a blessing.
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