August 30, 2010
Chris II
Last week, I found out that my girlfriend Chris who also has Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma, is now receiving hospice care at home. She has had a lot of cancer-related problems over the last few months and even though I was not surprised to hear this news, it was still a shocking realization to me.
She and her husband, Steve are Catholic and have many friends who are priests, one of whom we went to school with. They have all been over to pray for and bless her.
She has removed herself from all tube feedings and is not wanting to see any visitors; so she is withdrawing from this world in preparation for her meeting with Jesus.
I wrote a post about her on July 21, 2010 as she has been an enormous encourager to me in my battle with Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma.
This is such emotional news for Portland Firefly to digest. I plan to attend her funeral service, whenever it will be.
ELEANOR BOYD said,
August 30, 2010 at 6:28 am
What a beautiful expression “withdrawing from this world” and preparing to meet Jesus. God does say that “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord”. I pray that both Chris and Steve will experience the peace of the Lord as they go through this time. (My husband’s passing from this world into the presence of Jesus was a very peaceful time for all of us. God truly has been faithful and sufficient for all of our needs.)
Blessings on you all,
Eleanor