Most of you reading this right now are well aware of what is taking place in our family, in particular in Terry's life and mine. Terry is terminally ill with colon cancer which has moved to the liver, and is not expected to live more than 6 months . As born again Christians we do believe in miracles and have experienced a few first hand, and witnessed some in other people's lives. We hang on to the scripture that says : "And we know that all things work together for the good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose..." Romans 8:28.
We all have a purpose here, and it has all been predestined before we were born. We both know what our purpose is, but that is in our hearts, not to tell.
Right now, Terry is going through alot of pain and is on morphine several times a day. We have set up hospice in our apartment, and so far the nurse and social worker only come once a week. As things progress however, they will be coming more frequently. We are expecting a miracle, but only if the Lord's purpose is fulfilled. Please continue in prayer for us for comfort for Ter. I could use some prayer also, just to get through each day. I try not to cry, but sometimes it just happens anyway.
Some days Terry is doing quite well. Yesterday we took our home health aide with us to the Silver Diner, which is one of our favorite spots, near where we live. He ate heartily, and enjoyed his time out of the house. Sometimes we cannot go out because the medication makes him very sleepy. Yesterday was an exception. Thank you, Jesus!
Terry's mind is changing. He has a hard time focusing and remembering. He does not realize just how ill he is, in fact he continually asks me to call the doctor to see what is causing the pain in his right side (liver). I would just as soon not tell him much, so he won't be fearful. Although we do talk about his cancer quite often, and he forgets it 10 minutes later. My desire is that he be comfortable from here on in.
I have had to make some arrangements here since we had already purchased a double mausoleum up North, and had none down here. It was very difficult for me to do this alone, but it is all taken care of now, praise the Lord! So I can concentrate on just enjoying him while we can be together. We still sit on the love seat, holding hands and watching "Good Morning America" or one of our Netflix movies just about every day.
I don't think that all of you know that we met through a worldly dating service when we were both in our forties. We hit it off right away, and I was a goner when I saw how good he was to his Mom, God bless her. We have been together every day since! He is a true gentleman, and a wonderful husband and friend. Thank you Jesus, again!!
Hopefully we will be celebrating our 26th wedding anniversary in September, and see what happens from there. We hope to move into our new home by September 1st, and we are very excited about it. I will especially enjoy decorating our part of the house, and also being with our family every day.
Jules and James are planning a celebration in October. Terry has a big birthday, and so does Jules, and we will combine those birthdays with a house warming. It should be fun!
We hope that all of you are well, and will drop us a line sometime. Please keep Terry's comfort in prayer.
God Bless each and every one of you! We MISS y-o-u!!
love,
donnao and ter-bear xxxooo
donnao65@gmail.com
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