Blogland has been a little depressing today... lots of new angels out there. I have to say though, that two of them really stuck out for me...
Sarah Kay Aberle passed away from melanoma on March 15th. She leaves behind a husband and five young children. Her youngest child is a mere 6 months old. She will only know her mother through pictures and stories.
Brian O'Neill passed away this morning from a brain tumor. He leaves behind a wife and two young boys.
While spending some time reading both of these stories, one thing jumped out at me. These families LOVE God. They are sad and they are grieving and they are numb, but they KNOW without a doubt that Sarah and Brian are in Heaven with their Lord. They are cancer free and pain free and though I have NO doubt they wanted to badly to stay here with their spouses and children, I can imagine them smiling down right now letting everyone know they are ok.
My heart aches for Sarah's husband Joshua and their children, Eliana, Samuel, Aaron, William and Madisen and for Brian's wife Angie and their boys Gavin and Grant. Please pray for these families as they grieve, as they learn how to carry on, and as they live their lives with the memory of Sarah and Brian and the wonderful, God-fearing people that they were. Cancer sucks.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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Praying for these families!!!
Sooo young ..
hugs,leslie
Just a few months ago I read your posts like this and felt sad for those families. NOw... I spirit groans... my eyes well with tears.... my heart breaks, and my pulse quickens with a tinge of fear... all because cancer is REAL to me now. It's not just something I hear about or learn about... it's an evil I have watched zap my Dad of everything i've known him to be: strong, secure, healthy, managing, supporting, providing... I've see in rob him of his ability to eat, sleep, swallow, nearly zap him of the ability to talk... I've watched doctors pump him full of poisons in the hope it kills the evil... and I just go a call that my Moms taking Dad into the hospital (mainly to be rehydrated and get something to help him go to the bathroom but, still).... I will make praying for cancer families a priority... I will make and effort to be more than "Just sad" when people are experiencing trials I can understand... I will remember what it is like to suddenly become a part of a club you never wanted to be in...
Prayers abounding for these sweet families.
That is so sad and they both were so young.
My prayers are with their families.
Praying for those families. I HATE cancer! I know I am in remission, but I know any day that it could be different. Life sure changes when exposed to that beast, doesn't it?
It's strange how things go in spurts. For a while there were a lot of children going Home. Now it seems that it's shifted to moms and dads...there have been so many lately and it seems like every time I look at another site or open an email I read about someone else...the Lord knows why!
Praying!
Isaiah 26:2-3 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
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This is my biggest fear (other than something happening to my kids) - not for myself, but my mom died young (complications of juvenile diabetes) and I know what it's like for kids left behind...
Praying for their families...
Oh I did not need to read this today :(. I found out last night that my best friend's mother has lung cancer. They don't know everything yet, but she could only have weeks to live :(. Cancer really does suck!
Wow - praying for those families!! Cannot imagine...Waiting to hear if the cancer is striking in our family now - they mentioned the word yesterday and then say "well, it will take upwards of a week to get the results" - so now we wait to find out!
You're telling me. I can't even go to my blog, all I have is sad updates these days. We lost one of our old "roomates" at only 3 years old on Sunday. Another good friend from the hospital is just staying comfortable right now. We visited them last night and it's the most awful awful thing. Cancer DOES suck!
I will be praying for these families.
I thought this might benefit someone you know.
National Conference on Widowhood
Marriott Hotel and Marina
San Diego, California
July 17-19, 2009
http://www.sslf.org/conference.html
As Sarah's cousin, I'd like to say thank you for the prayer request for her family. She was a really nice lady and was a valiant warrior in the fight against melanoma. Please also pray for Sarah's mother, Kay. She not only lost her daughter, but her mother in December.
Heidi
heidikirsten@yahoo.com
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