Why am I writing this blog?

Euclid (Cleveland), Ohio, United States
Here I share the amazing spiritual journey I began on July 19, 2007. I received the diagnosis of a golf-ball-sized tumor on top of the left parietal lobe (motor functions) of my brain. I had severe symptoms all up and down the right side of my body and had received an MRI scan of my brain. In August 2007, I learned that my diagnosis was a Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM). This is a common form of fast-growing brain cancer with a challenging prognosis. That's the external story about that moment in time. In the spiritual world I found (actually more like it found me) what I came to call the Fact-Based Spirit-Guided Path, and I began an amazing journey. After October of 2008, I lost the use of my right arm, and in early 2009, my cognitive abilities were struggling, and treatment options ended. My wife, Susanne, then began doing most of the blog postings, with my review and input whenever possible. I continued to apply the Fact-Based Spirit-Guided Path as the adventure continued. My soul then flew to the Kingdom of God on July 1, 2009. Thanks for your interest in my journey. Craig

Susanne's Perspective

During this entire journey, my wife, Susanne, had an entirely different kind of experience. Initially she added comments to some of my posts describing her experience of the moments I discussed and offerred perspectives on our relationship. In the latter stage of this journey, she is writing the blog, as I am no longer able to do so. I am truly delighted that she is doing so. Susanne and I work together as marriage educators/relationship coaches and she has written many books on preparing for and strengthening marriages so you can count on her comments to be insightful and poignant.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

October/November 2008 Photo Montages

We are doing well. Craig's health has stabilized, and treatment and therapy continue. We had a great Thanksgiving with family, with one turkey cooked inside in a roaster, and one outside in a deep fryer (see photos). This weekend we have caught up on making photo montages of the last couple of months. Here are the links to the pdf files: Hospital_Therapy.pdf Mom_and_Craig-October_2008.pdf Clearing_Ground_for_Ramp.pdf Ramp_Construction_Crew.pdf Wheelchair_Transportation.pdf Home Therapy.pdf Visiting_with_Friends_and_Family.pdf Thanksgiving_2008-Preparation.pdf Thanksgiving_2008-Family_Shots.pdf Thanksgiving_2008-Turkey_Outside.pdf Thanksgiving_2008-Fun_with_Kids.pdf Thanksgiving_2008-Family_Photo.pdf Loving greetings, Susanne & Craig
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I sure appreciated the pictures. It really adds to understanding how things are going. How cool to see everyone, too.

December 8, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Cheryll said...

Oh thank you for all the great pix! hugs, cheryll wade & enid

December 9, 2008 at 3:58 PM
Susan said...

Thanks for the update and the great photos. What a wonderful Thanksgiving you had - so much to be thankful for. I really like the family photo and the phtos with the kids. Life is so sweet! Thank you for sharing yours with us.

December 10, 2008 at 7:08 AM
Unknown said...

The photos are very welcome; thank you for adding them. Craig's strong and radiant spirit is evident, throughout.

December 11, 2008 at 9:53 AM

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