Sunday, September 18, 2011

Into Each Life A Little Rain Must Fall

Sunshine only creates only desert.
Dr. Charles F. Betters - Senior Pastor, Glasgow Church

Things have been a bit rough in the Tokarski household as of late.

To begin with, 6 weeks ago, Mom was diagnosed with a small breast cancer.  Since the diagnosis, she has undergone 2 surgeries, the second of which was just this past Friday the 17th, and should soon be starting 6-7 weeks of radiation.  On the bright side, she caught it early and the Doctors keep echoing that she will be cured.

As if this hasn't been enough to contend with, the health issues haven't been isolated to our household.  On the date of Mom's first surgery, Grandad went into the hospital having difficulty breathing.   He was released 4 days later.  Two weeks after that, Mommom Granny was taken into the hospital, having suffered a stroke.  She has since had surgery for a blood clot and to have a pacemaker put in.

On top of all of this, last Sunday, when we got home from church, Amanda went to the basement to fetch some food from the pantry and found water all over the floor. We spent the whole day cleaning up the mess as well as trying to diagnose exactly where the water came from.

Oh, and Amanda came home from a birthday party last night...and promptly threw up in the drive way.

Thanks to everyone who has helped out, offered to help out, or been praying for us.  The calls, emails, visits, meals, etc all mean more than you know.