Good News/Bad News 5-24-12
I guess I couldn’t bring myself to write this bad news
yesterday or last night. I opened
my cousin Lori’s Husband’s Cainbridge page yesterday to get some terrible
news. For those of you who don’t
know what a Cainbridge page is – It is a webpage that is free to post what is
going on with your health. It
makes it easy to share without having to repeat yourself over and over. Anyhow I opened it to read that her
husband, Rafer, had passed away just a few hours earlier. The tears just flowed. I just couldn’t believe it. Yet, I could. I had written about him before and I was praying for him. They have two small boys under 12 and
older than 5. His cancer started
in the sinuses and was a very rare form.
He died at MD Anderson in Houston.
I feel so bad for my cousin as now she is left to raise the two boys on
her own. She has lost her partner
and friend. Rafer will be ok as he
had a strong connection with God.
He will watch over Lori and I know she will be ok too. I don’t know if she will stay in Texas
as her family is here and Rafer’s is in Idaho and Seattle. They moved down there for his work as a
sports psychologist.
I also talked with the lady at the lab in my doctor’s
office. She had known my family
forever and her hubby went to school with me. She has had nine family members die in the past few
years. Recently (2 weeks ago) her
father and now she has no family left but a cousin who she only sees once in a
while but they are determined to stay in touch. Her husband’s brother died just 2 months or so ago. They have had too much loss in their
family.
Now for the good news.
First my friend and I are finally meeting up for breakfast. It will be so nice to see her. She has such a positive attitude. This is her 6th round with
cancer. She believes in seeking
out and finding new methods to treat and distinguish this disease. She knows a cure could be just around
the corner for her. She doesn’t
let cancer defeat her. She faces
it head on and continues to live as Kathryn chose to do as well.
Kathryn has also been selected to be the recipient of the
Tom Mosich spirit award at the Tacoma Relay for Life. I don't know if I'm supposed to tell this or not. It will be presented to us on Saturday the 9th
around 2:30. We are all honored to
be able to accept this award on behalf of Kathryn. I only wish she would have won it last year when she was
here and she could have been on stage herself. This is special to us because we knew Tom and Richard is
close friends with his son Tommy.
Kathryn made several luminary bags for Tom over the years. Tommy is the one who invited Kathryn to
be a committee member for Western’s Relay. All three of us will be there and I have asked my Mom to be
there as well. You are all invited
of course.
I have also been asked to speak at the luminary ceremony for
the Tacoma Relay. With both
Scott and Richard there I should do fine.
Kathryn will also be there to comfort me and give me courage.
Breakfast was perfect.
My friend goes in next week for her radiation set up. The mask, the measurements, and the tattoos. They are all part of the package. I wished her well and asked her to please
keep me informed. I know it is
easy to say you will but hard to actually do it when you are in this
position. I will make sure I
contact others who would know if she doesn’t’ give me a call.
Today also marks 17 weeks since Kathryn passed away. It is crazy to count but every Thursday
is a day to remember that quiet morning.
Some Thursdays go by just fine and others… well they are more tearful. For today I feel tearful but my own health is almost normal
so I will take it and run. I will
be productive starting now.
Have a wonderful day.
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