I am sorry I didn't know your lovely friend is now experiencing his final 
repose.  I shall be praying for his dear soul.  Again, my deepest apologies 
for my last post.  I suppose I was careless in that I wasn't doing due 
diligence to keep up with this thread.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: Update on Our Friends Anna and Curt from Minnesota


> Dear Doris,
>
> I'm so sorry to hear about Curt's sudden death.
>
> I will be praying for Anna, and all those who new Curt..
>
> He's with Jesus now.
>
> Praying for you and Chris, also.
>
> Love and Blessings,
>
> Pat Ferguson
>
> At 05:15 AM 5/4/2013, you wrote:
>>Our frined curt started his first round of chemo (four rounds of one week 
>>with five treatments , then three weeks off) this past Tuesday for his 
>>battle with germ cell cancer. He was kept in the hospital for the first 
>>round of chemo because of the location of the tumor in the thorax and the 
>>involvement of Curt's heart.
>>
>>Curt did ok with his first three treatments. He was blessed to not be 
>>nauseated much and to have maintained his appetite.Then Friday morning 
>>while he was sitting on the edge of his bed and talking to a nurse, he 
>>suddenly collapsed and never regained consciousness. anna contacted me 
>>earlier today and reported that curt had died.
>>
>>Anna and Curt had been a cople for more than twelve years and had lived 
>>together  for about ten out of those.  This is more than many couples are 
>>married.
>>
>>Curt's sudden death comes as a shock for all of his friends. The news of 
>>the cancer had been bad but this cancer was supposed to be very 
>>susceptable to chemo and easily treatable.
>>
>>I have been really good friends with Anna ever sinceChris's and my time in 
>>Minnesota from 1999 to 2000 and I was the one who asked Curt to help out 
>>Anna when she needed hhelp with her first computer back in 2000. I do not 
>>really know how to comfort anna except to entrust her into God's care. 
>>anna is a Christian girl and that is a comfort but losing a friend and 
>>life partner so suddenly is still a terrible blow and beyond words stuff.
>>
>>Please pray for Anna and for all the friends and families affected by 
>>Curt's death. Curt was a good guy who was always ready to help others and, 
>>w hile fully sighted, had many friends in the blind community.
>>
>>Thanks much for your prayers.
>>
>>In God's loving grip!
>>
>>Doris and Chris in Germany