Bob

It is with great sadness that I must write of Bob's death. He passed from this life to his heavenly home yesterday morning shortly after 7:oo. Bob's son and daughter-in-law and his daughter were there with me to say good-bye and to express our love to the man we all loved deeply.

He was able to spend his last two days of his life at home,and to spend time with his family and some special friends. He spent both days sitting in his recliner, talking and joking, reminiscing, and playing with his grandkids. Everyone left or went to bed by 10:00 and no one had any idea that the end was near. It was closer to 11 that he began to have difficulty breathing. When I put him on oxygen he was breathing better and able to relax. I awoke at 3:00 and found his breathing was labored and getting worse. The kids were here within minutes.

In the last few days Bob took comfort in knowing that God had a plan for him and that he would be in a much better place. That gives us comfort as well. We can also take comfort in knowing that Bob is no longer in pain and that his health has been restored. He fought to conquer the cancer until the end. He remained hopeful that he would be cancer free. All that being said, it is still difficult to think about life without him.

Visitation will be Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 at Dorrell Funeral Home in Ludington. The funeral will be Thursday at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Evangelical Free Church. There will be a service at the cemetery followed by a lunch back at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice of Michigan.

We thank you for your prayers and support.

an update

It is exactly one year ago today that Bob was taken to the hospital and his brain tumor was found. I wish I had better news to share today. Bob has not been doing well recently. Headaches have been frequent and more intense, he has had trouble swallowing and eating, has had lots of gastric problems and frequent vomiting. He has had to have IV fluids 3 times in the last 2 weeks. I took him to the hospital yesterday because he hasn’t eaten since Tuesday evening, not been able to take his pills or at least not able to keep them down, vomiting many times per day, etc. They did a CT scan. The tumor has grown and is pressing on the brain stem. This is what is causing all of the problems. There is nothing that can be done to help him, except make him comfortable. He will be coming home in the morning. The doctor has already called Hospice and thinks Bob may live another week. I knew he was getting worse but I was not prepared to hear that his death would come so soon. Please continue to pray for Bob and for each and every one of us that loves him. Bob's comfort at this time is that the Lord has something better in store for him.