Unexpected turn

It turns out, there was an underlying reason why Ben had such a hard time bouncing back after the radiation. We only just learned that his cancer has spread even further, to his liver and lungs. Still, there was time, and he was all set to begin a new type of chemotherapy Monday November 29th. His body had a different plan. His energy continued to decrease over the weekend, even after being able to swallow better. We were certain this was because he had just developed strep throat, and on Monday I took him to the doctor, where he got a prescription of antibiotics.

He wasn't really able to sleep Monday night, first complaining of throat pain as his biggest pain, then it changed to abdominal pain. By morning he was in a lot of pain and also mentally far away, not really able to focus. It was then, Tuesday morning the 23rd, that I realized he was not going to make a recovery. Fortunately for Ben, and unfortunately for us, he did not suffer long. He passed away that evening. We were not ready to say goodbye yet, but we are doing well considering, and our village has been so magnificently wonderful. God is good, and even though it seems impossibly long before we will see him again, when compared with eternity together in heaven, eventually I will feel it was only a blink of an eye.