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