Recovery

Sue is still in recovery but we got the news  from the doctor and the prognosis is as good as we hoped for. We will need to wait another 1 to 2 weeks to get final and absolute conformation. But it looks like she had full pathological recovery. That means the cancer is gone, vanished - not there anymore. All in all this provides a great outlook for the future.

I am so thankful for this. This is the best Christmas give ever. Lets be humble and praise to Lord for his love that he shows us every day.

She should be back with the family by tomorrow night.

Merry Christmas - may the Lord send his grace to all of you and your families.

This morning Sue wanted me to take pictures-  I didn’t> Some days are better kept in the memories without pictures. Memories tend to get better as time goes by. However, I will never forget this afternoon and how much it meant to me. All the last 6 month I never had a doubt that it would end well. I don’t know why, but I am at peace with all of it. I trust that all will be well. But when the doctor called I lost my voice and and had tears of joy in my eyes. It was as if everything I hoped for came finally true. I wrote a number of emails and tried to share my joy with as many people as possible. The kids are excited too. The boys are really relieved and happy. The girls are still trying to understand.

Merry Christmas to all of you.

Bert

And yes, I made sure that I got enough coffee this afternoon. I wonder what ehr frist worryw ill be when she wakes up?

Another Milestone on our Journey in Life

(This was supposed to be posted at 11:30 PM - but we had technical difficulties).

Sue got off the OR for surgery a little over an hour ago. This morning was the hardest time for me during the last 6 month. I would have wished so much that I could have done something to help her with this process. I wish I could have taken her place. But, at the end there is nothing we can do.

Sue was very calm and had a great spirit. I admire her for the strength she possesses. I am sitting in a waiting room for the next few hours. I am at peace with the world and full of hope. All the indications we have are very, very positive. But, at the end of the day we will know if this is true or not. The unknown is something that is hard to deal with. But again, my faith and my trust in the Lord are keeping me calm.

During the last months and this time of uncertainty I have looked back on my/our live. I don’t want to bother you with details, but I/we have been blessed all my live. I can't even express how thankfully I am for all the good things the Lord bestowed upon us over these years. I am sure there is far more to come.

Sue is in excellent hands and the Lord is watching over her. Soon she will be up and about and spread her energy and her love for live in the world around us.

Looking at her last post, I have to agree. This is not defining her. Sue is who she is and she is so unique. This is just a hurdle in the road and it will make us only stronger. It already has in the last few months. We have realized how much many important things there are in life than what we thought there are. Especially I have learned how deep my love is for this women and how much she means for so many other.

This morning when she was already sleepy and droopy from the medicine, she asked me (with all the concerns she could muster) if I got enough coffee this morning. For somebody on his way to a four hour surgery is there a nicer way to say: “I love you"? .... I don't think so.

I also would like to thank each and every one of our friends for all the support we have gotten. I never knew that there are so many people out there that are there when we need them. So many of you offered you help, and we really, really appreciated. It gave us so much comfort and strength.  If there is anybody we did not thank yet, and there are probably quite few, please know that we do appreciate all you did and will carry the kindness you bestowed upon us in our hearts for the rest of our lives.

I will post more later and let you know where we are.

Why we should not vote for Republicans!

The answer is very simple – watch the debates for the republican primaries and you don't need any more explanation.

It is important that I am not suggesting who we should vote for, only that I feel the Republicans candidates in the primaries made a great case why not to vote for anybody in the Republican Party.

If we look at the personal performance of some of the contenders, and how long they were able to stay in the race it one has to wonder about reality.  All of them have had various supports at various stages of the process from some or all fo the Republican "leadership".  

There was Herman Cain who early on showed that there should be serious question about this character and his behaviors. It wasn't so much the accusation then how he dealt with it. His inability to get comprehensive answers on the spot was another issue. This is an issue that should instill fear in anybody that could imagine him to represent this country.

Then there was Rick Perry who was talked up by the Republican the leadership and he fumbled right at the starting line. It became immediately clear that he simply did not have what it takes to be the leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world.

I could go on and on to analyze the picture we get from the debate, but I would have to write a book to cover it all. Sure, nobody and no organization is perfect or flawless but this showing right now is just flat out embarrassing. How come that the party leadership is not taking a step and makes this process better? The only answer would be – they are right up there with these candidates.

At this point the candidates have nothing else to do than assassinate each other's character and "dig out the dirt" about them. They insult each other and try to convince the voters how bad the other person is. How can they ever go back and work together after the elections?

In none of the debates they say anything of substance. If they don't go off on each other the follow the simple principle that everything the democrats are doing is bad – no matter if they did the same thing a few years back. If the name of the president comes up it is really bad. They dislike him with a passion that is incredible. Do they forget that around 50% of the Aericanpeople elected him? But it all goes back to what I remember of the Clinton administration. The Republicans are mud slingers and work on character assassination. There is no intelligent program or programmatic approach to running this country. The Republican Party is a party of perpetual anger that would not see the good in their opponent if this would be something that would be needed to save their lives. They rather die than giving a democrat or anybody else any credit.

Another interesting tactic is the repetition of wrong facts or constantly calling something bad until it appears to be true. Unfortunately the collective intellect of the American people allows this to be an effective tool. This tactic is constantly used to change facts and history. The majority of the American people believe that the bailout out (and TARP) of the big banks was initiated by President Obama. What a poor testimonial about the short term memory fo the American public. Remember, it was John Cain who insisted to stop the campaign and to get involved in the bailout requested and spearheaded by George Bush and the Republican Party. Joh McCain wanted to write on his banner. "I was there - I helped to do this"…. Remember??!!??

Again,  I don't want to tell anybody whom to vote for, but I do believe that the Republican Party is begging any intelligent citizen of this country not to vote for them.

 

 

 

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