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.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The Angels Are Back Visiting – April 28, 2009

A few days ago, Craig invited the angels to come back again (they last visited March 30), and they have visited on some nights. He tells me that this time they are in color. Which then told me that last time they were in black and white–not a question I thought to ask! He still did not recognize anyone. Last night, however, his friends who have already passed on, Kevin Clavin and Pleasant Montgomery, visited him throughout the night. He seemed to think they were in regular clothes when I asked, but it was clear Craig thought this was a very mundane question about something so momentous and significant!

Here is a link to photos of these two friends with Craig. Kevin was a Baha'i and a coworker. Pleasant was the first person to tell Craig about the Baha'i Faith when he was a teenager, and he became a life-long friend.

www.claricomm.com/Accompanying_Angels.pdf

Craig said he came close to passing over and joining them, but there was still something stopping him. He felt that part of it was expecting an important visit today from his son David. They read through some of Craig’s journal entries about Dave over the years (I compiled them while working on Craig’s book), and they laughed, cried, and shared. So, very important time together (I stayed out of the way and worked upstairs).

Craig is sleeping much more and having moments of mental confusion. He struggles to remember how to paint and which silverware to use. He is mixing up names for me, his mother, his sister Nancy, and his eldest daughter Michelle. He greeted me recently with, “Good Morning, Mom!” Our communications are in shorthand, questions that take yes/no answers, and lots of guesswork. But, we are making it work as best as we can.

This afternoon was an emotional time again as our music therapist Ginny Kallay came to visit and played the song she composed to one of Craig’s poems, “Here Comes the Sun”. The words are below:

Here Comes the Sun

Coming full circle

Is a way to begin.

With the journey now started

The path is now cleared.

I can feel in my heart

A sense of new power.

Reclaiming myself

Moving on from the past.

I must now be patient

For the process to complete.

The newness and freshness

Takes time in the birthing.

~ Craig A. Farnsworth, April 24, 1998

How blessed we are by such talented people accompanying us!

Love,

Susanne (and Craig)

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