January - 2018

THE FIGHT FOR MIKE

Sometimes life hits hard, like it did for our family, but we are believing and standing on the truth that God is a miracle working God.

Facts versus truth.

I'm going to start this post with some brutal honesty: the last couple days have been difficult on all fronts. As much as I struggle with the words to say right now, I will say this: Mikael has been getting weaker, physically speaking. They have put a central line in which will make blood draws and such much easier. His sodium is still low, but stable which makes it somewhat manageable. Something that was spoken over Mikael and over all of us this evening was this : the facts

A request.

Oh man. I don't even really know where to start or what to say as far as how Mikael is doing. Tuesday was a very rough day. Like we're talking after spending time with him it was one of those try to drive through tear filled eyes. (more like eyes drowning in tears - totally sketchy and I wouldn't recommend it.) Between the pain and discomfort and overall state of his body, it was just difficult. But then - yesterday. It was such a sigh of relief to see him more stable and ale

Processes and prayers.

Once again here I am sitting with Mikael. It’s been a rough few days. Actually, it’s been a rough week. With a continuance of pain and discomfort comes discouragement and I think that goes for all of us. Frustrating - beyond frustrating. Draining. Overwhelming. Angering. Sadness filling... Descriptors that make me more frustrated because of how they feel. I believe almost painfully much in the promise of a miracle for my brother. So much so that as I watch him struggle and jo

The uphill battle.

Mikael's pain has seemed to stay consistently bad over the last few days. He has moments where his meds are working, but there are definite moments of catch up.. This is why he is still in the hospital, they are trying to figure out the timing of his pain meds so that we can avoid the lapses between doses where the pain starts to increase. As far as the food thing goes, it's still much the same. We are trying to figure out food he can successfully eat without having to pay wi

Hurry up and wait...

Just here sitting with Mike at the hospital. What we originally hoped to be just a few day visit has turned into longer. Which is okay as they are trying their very best to level out his pain. But here's the thing about Mike, his pain level on the scale of one to ten is a lot different then the normal persons. I'm pretty sure when he says his pain is at a four that's the average persons nine. (I imagine the nurses have caught on to this.) As far as how long he'll be here, we

When God becomes real.

I heard this in a message at church once - the person sharing used this in reference to how he was at the end of his rope and it was in that moment where God became real because in that moment all he could do was rely on God. Our family has reached this point. We had one last meeting with a surgeon known for working miracles in the operating room. He only confirmed our news that yes, Mikael is terminal and as far as treatment goes, there is nothing more they can do other than

Just some thoughts from me to you.

I'm sitting here with Mikael as he is getting is nutrient protein IV. He's been in and out of sleep which is super fantastic as sleep isn't necessarily his friend right now. There are recliners lining the perimeters of the room and the gentlemen across from Mike is sleeping soundly - I know that mostly because he's snoring - but I'm okay with that because it means that man is resting and being refreshed and restored with every snore. Mike chose to sit in the chair closest to

How to Help

We have been asked a lot by people, "how can we help?" (Which is amazing, by the way so thank you!) The main thing right now is prayer as we are so relying on the power of prayer to carry us through. Here are some current things to be praying for: Wisdom in what options are best! There are still many decisions to be made as far as treatments and what's best for Mikael right now and although we have already made lots of decisions (by we I mean Jolene, my dad and my mom) there

The Diagnosis

Mikael's cancer journey began four years ago. After dealing with pain in his right hip - which got worse and worse as time went on - doctor's finally discovered a mass. It was concluded it was a benign tumour (basically it was a non-threatening cancer), one which would maybe reoccur, but would never spread and would stay benign. Just to be sure, after Mikael's first surgery, they did radiation treatments. The tumour did return which lead to another surgery. The diagnosis stil

ABOUT

Hi, my name is Marisa - Mike is my brother (this is his family pictured next to this blurb). I will be the one updating the blog to keep you informed. Our main goal with this is to keep friends and family in the loop so that first and for most you can pray. Prayer is so important and already the impact your prayers have had is huge, so thank you so much. Please feel free to contact with any prayers or verses or words of love for Mike, Jolene and the girls and family.

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