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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)

11.18.2009

Wednesday Update

UPDATE: Dad has been taken off a clear liquid diet again. I guess he wasn't able to hold it down last night and they don't want him to strain the incision by vomiting. So for now, we are waiting for his food intake to increase which takes a while. I figure he'll be in the hospital a few more days. They also put him back on the medicine he takes to keep his ammonia level down (they didn't know he needed it) because mom said he was out of it this morning telling odd stories again.

My mom went back up to the hospital this morning to check on dad and try to get some information about what the next few days hold. She had a frustrating morning trying to get details about his care and condition. Overall he seems to be doing well. He began tube feeding today and this evening they're already beginning to increase that amount. From what I hear this has to be done slowly since it's not going to his stomach but to his intestines. Hopefully tomorrow we can learn more about when they might consider discharging him.

He has finally been cleared to start a clear fluid diet. Earlier today we were concerned that he wasn't allowed to ever eat or drink by mouth due to information one nurse gave us, but it just appears that it will be a slow process. Dad's been unhappy last night and most of today because they weren't allowing him hardly anything to drink. Thankfully, the nurse called my mom on her way home to let her know that dad is allowed to have clear fluids. That's a big relief to both of them. Hopefully he'll be cleared later on to eat more solids and regular food. Our family is centered around food, if that makes any sense at all, and knowing we can all still gather and gorge makes us happy. :)

Thank you for remembering my family in your prayers. We're hoping the next few days go smoothly and that dad will recover and be discharged without any problems or delays. Please pray for my mom as she continues to travel back and forth between the hospital. She plans to return early tomorrow morning in hopes of catching the surgeon on his rounds. She hasn't been able to talk with him today.
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