Lift them up in prayer

     If all things were equal I should be writing about the beautiful spring day here, The birds are singing; the sun is shining and it is in a word--glorious. 

     But all things are not equal. I just received an update from my friend whose 35-year old daughter-in-law is moving into the final stages of brain cancer. Her husband and parents have been told that there is nothing more that can be done--no chemo, no electrodes, no wildly unusual drug trial. She will continue to get worse and lose all her faculties. She will need Hospice soon. 

     Nicki has always been a kind, fun-loving and energetic person. For seven years she has battled the glioma multiforme which is now taking her personality and life from her. She and Dan have been married about five years. They knew that the cancer could come back but they wanted to be married as long as they could. Their wedding was a huge celebration, befitting their life and hope. In the past couple months Nicki has lost some of her vision, some of her hearing and her energy. She has valiantly tried to carry on, even though she had to quit work when she could no longer drive. Now she needs help with every daily task. She has 24-hour care at home. 

     I ask any of you who read our blogs to add Nicki and Dan to your prayers. Pray for their strength in these days. No one knows if she will live for weeks or months. We worry about Dan when she is gone. He loves her so intensely and has been totally devoted to her for these years. 

     We hold them in love and ask God's blessings on all that they do. Thank you for listening and praying with me. Sr. Nancy Kordenbrock, OSB