Dear Friends: Wish you could have seen the impact of 2,100 walkers the 300 support persons the hundreds of people who lined our route the little children who gave us candy and stickers the little cute dogs dressed up in pink bows all united by a common cause Wish you...
Cancer
Caregivers Taking Care of Caregivers
Don’t overlook the major caregiver. He or she needs some uplifting too! The most difficult time for my wife (Jean) and me was dealing with the two-and-a-half-year losing battle with cancer waged by our nineteen -year-old son, Paul. Within days of the diagnosis, his left leg was amputated two-thirds above the knee, and after metastasis he endured a series of six lung surgeries. My response was to personally appropriate the stories of Jesus’ encounters with heartbroken parents: Mark 5:23 became, “My son is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on him, so that he may be made well, and live.”
Fly a Plane. Ride a Bike. Walk 60 miles. Care!
What does flying a plane or riding a bike or walking 60 miles have to do with our subject of caring for individuals who are going through a crisis? Listen to this radio program and the connection will become clear.
Caring for a Dying Friend
Editor's Note: the following poem was written by Karen Mulder's friend Ruth, who attends church with Karen. My Friend My friend Mayo Clinic Devastating news: Cancer! Surgery to remove pancreas, spleen and a portion of the liver. "O Lord, my friend is very ill. Grant...
A Battle with Cancer
There are few words that strike terror in the heart like the word cancer. It is such a silent, insidious disease. A survivor usually wonders when and where it will strike next. At age 53, I was diagnosed with colon cancer. I was afraid, anxious, and angry. Why...