i kept saying to everyone this week...unless something goes wrong we will definitely be out Monday morning...monday morning has come and gone...Ramona is in the process of beginning her transfusion as we speak...the doctor assured us this is 'normal'...chemo is not good for your bone marrow...so she'll get two units of blood we should be out of here in the evening sometime...my apologies for making everyone think i was frightened...sometimes it overwhelms me how many people read this...i know the world is looking for a feel good story and sometimes Ramona and I just don't feel good.....and we just want to be rude and we are rude and so many things that don't translate into a feel good story...we are thankful for a loving, forgiving God and so many good friends...this has been one of the most encouraging weeks for us with the many good chats we've had with people coming to visit...thanks so much....i am sitting here actually amazed why God chooses to use normal humans and why He would love us....i remember saying to my dad that i had blown my chance to connect with Ramona's roommate's husband...he, in my opinion is loud and rude to his wife and us and nurses...etc...this morning i was fairly direct and rude with him...and I Cor. 13 was running through my mind...and there are some thoughts on rudeness in there......i just wrote him a little note apologizing...i...don't know what to say...i met him now on my way down to the computers and he was broken up and telling me how his wife of 55 years is now dying of cancer...he only found out in the last day or two...and in Mony's guess she has a week or two to live....it is so incredibly hard not to let my our own rights...rights to quietness, fast nursing ....get in the way of opportunities to be a shining light
Keep fighting out there,
oh ya...James and Adrianna commented on the blog...so that is their names...keep praying for them...
Earl
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i was in wog. today, wondering if ya'll were still at st.b. and if so, wishing i could go see you. i was picking grandma up at the airport and it just wouldn't have worked out.
i am so glad for the encouragement that you've had this past week...
maybe i just missed reading it, but i was wondering, was there ever an answer on whether there was infection in mona's wound or if it was/is dead cancer? i've been wondering bout that?
always and forever,
dayna
Hey Ramona and Earl!
I've just started to read your blog..I gotta admit it's kinda crazy but it's like I switch to a different sort of reality thats so much more aware of God!You both are encouraging just in the way you handle the differnt situations that have come up.All the million emotions that you have thru the day would be easy to go crazy with but it's so awesome to see how you give them to God...and He comforts,listens,encourages and loves...well i'm prayin for ya, love ya,
Jenna
It's amazing to me how different people react to situations. Earl and Ramona, we know that there are times when nurses don't come fast enough, and answers to questions take forever to come. It's easy to get frusterated and forget that we are supposed to be loving and understanding in every situation. Thank goodness we have a God who will forgive us anything! We are only human and we make mistakes. God knows that and loves us anyway!
Your roomate sounds like he's really struggling. I can't imagine losing someone at any point in a marriage, but after 55 years, I would imagine you really get used to having that person around. That poor man. We will keep him in our thoughts and prayers. With all the angels God has put in that room for Ramona, some of that light has got to shine on the other side of the room!
Keep fighting! I can't imagine how tired you must be from all these treatments and transfusions, but we are praying that you will stay strong mentally as well as physically.
Love, Michele (Jobina's sister)
As far as I'm concerned, you can be as "rude" as you like here Earl. I'd rather hear how you're really doing as opposed to you putting on a faux-brave face. While we're all hoping and praying for that feel-good ending, it's not your job to make us feel good. Rather, I'd say, it's up to us to try and keep YOUR spirits up, not vice versa.
I do want to add that I enjoyed our visit the other day, and I hope your eyes weren't permanently damaged at all. :)
All the best
Jay
Hi Earl & Ramona,
We have never met you however your story and your fight has touched us deeply. We want you to know that we are praying for you both; that God will shower you with peace and countless blessings.
Thinking of you,
Steph & Tom Wiens
Just wanted to send out a "Hello! I love and appreciate you guys! You are in my thoughts and prayers. I support you one hundred percent." By the way, your testimony is going out here in Fisher Branch too. (Colton told me to pass on a "Hi" from him as well.)
Hopefully we can bump into each other again this week....
Later, Crystelle
P.S. Check out 1 John 4:18 - What a promise to know there is NO fear in love! Our God of perfect love knows our unknown and gives us permission to never be afraid. How encouraging! :)
Dear Romona
This is a Curious Writer from Southey Saskatchewan. My son has the exact same Cancer as you. I am very worried about him, he is 48 years old and doing his best at fight off the Cancer. I would greatly appreciate it if you could call me at (306)726-2940 and ask for Helen. That would be greatly appreciated
Thanxs A Million
P.S. My sister Hilda from Winnipeg had been intouch with your Aunt.
I haven't been keeping up with your blog as much as I would like due to non-regular access to internet, for the last several months, but I have been praying for you and thinking about you guys a lot.
What you're going through is hard. Don't apologize for that. I know sometimes it feels like everyone is looking to you to be their inspiration or their hero or whatever. I'm not really sure what I'm trying to say except that I know how it feels. Don't ever be afraid to say what you're really thinking and feeling.
Me again with a quick reminder to anyone who might need a room for the hockey marathon this weekend. The Hotel room blocks will be released Wednesday by noon. Please call the hotels ASAP if you still need rooms. The hotel info was posted a few days ago in the comments section of this blog. The rooms are held for Friends of Ramona.
The game schedule will be on the website www.friendsoframona.com by Thursday evening. Please spread the word....
Petkau Family in Steinbach
Hey Ramona & Earl,
It was great to come and visit you guys last week on Thursday. You are both such inspirations to me right now. It was great to talk with you about your trials with everything and some recommendations on what to do/expect. I understand how you must feel in the low times. Our speaker at church camp this week was talking about those times, and everyone goes through them at all different levels. He said, "...sometimes it is in the times of brokenness that you are only able to reach out to God." When I thought about it later, I just cried. Its amazing that God will be right there when you are broken; there to reach out his hand. I pray that through those broken/tough times that he will speak to you both, that you will reach out to him and he will carry you through. He also said (which ties into what he previously said), "...sometimes God chooses not to take you out of the storm but instead he carries you through it." It is hard to accept that but also so so comforting that he right there in every step.
I will be praying for you guys in this storm that you are facing right now. And I praise God for friends and for those who are diligent in praying for these two. God Bless you all richly.
Love, Viola*
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his few possessions.
One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, "God! How could you do this to me?" Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
The Moral of This Story: It's easy to get discouraged when things are going badly, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain and suffering. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.
that is a very encouraging story. i had never thought about it that way. Earl and Ramona may you be encouraged
I love that story about the man who was on the island! What a great thought! Thanks for sharing!
I hate that story of the survivor. It suggests that we sometimes need trouble to summon the grace of God. Fact is, we are surrounded by God's grace all the time, but we are often too pre-occupied with our little world to recognize that grace all around us. Trouble may help us recognize God's grace, but that is a vastly different thing from experiencing God's grace. Children are absolutely dependent on the care of their parents long before they consciously recognize that care, but it would be narrow-minded and bigoted in the extreme for the child to say that the parents only began caring when the child became aware of that care (Though that doesn't stop us from making the same accusations about God ad nauseum).
Earl and Ramona, there are times when life stinks, there are times when life comes up all roses, neither is ever the complete story. The complete story begins at the cross, where healing and eternal life was bought at the price of self-sacrificing death, and it ends in eternity, where sickness and death and sin are no more, where there is only God and good and life everlasting, which is communion with God and all God holds dear, of which you two (as human beings) are prime examples.
Keep your chin up, or hang your head if you need to, God always loves you, is always acutely aware of everything going on in your life, and is always working on the final solution for you.
Much love and prayer and blessing.
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