July 22nd

I haven’t updated for a few days because there’s nothing really new exactly. We’re pretty much going from day to day. Steve gets slowly weaker and  slowly requires more pain meds.  Some days he has trouble holding anything down and on good days pretty much wants only apple juice, water, saltines and Ensure. On bad days he tends to sleep a lot but on good days he’s up most of the day, sitting outside or in the family room watching cooking shows.  He says he SO misses eating and this helps that longing some.  He’ll watch the “girlie” cooking shows with me, but his favorites are on the Travel Channel – the “guy” cooking shows where they go into jungles and villages and eat all manner of really strange food.

His kind and gentle spirit continues to shine through all the medication and weakness.   He lovingly recalls lots of  good times with  his family, friends, and co-workers, or talks about adventures we’ve had and restaurants we’ve eaten in.  I notice in the last few days he’s been somewhat quieter, but he’s still very kind and thankful as we spend quiet days together.

The hospice nurse continues to come by twice a week and that’s a huge support.  I’ll be taking him in for another fluid drain this afternoon (Friday) and they’ve helped set that all up. 

Again, we all (Steve, myself and the girls) so appreciate the way so many of you are reaching out to us with calls, visits, emails, cards, facebook comments, and prayers.   You all mean the world to us.

~ Keren

And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, … neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow …  No power in the sky above or in the earth below …indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39