HOnestly I too admire people who when they are in some kind of pain or are
sick can think of others when I'm in pain its me me me.
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>>November 18, 2004
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>>Sad Little Shovels
>>by John Fischer
>>
>>I have a friend who has been battling cancer on and off now for about=20
>>three years. He is an excellent writer, and has created a huge backlog of=
> =20
>>information and emotions chronicling the course of this dread disease and=
> =20
>>his reaction to it. Laced throughout are his dry humor, understandably=20
>>sarcastic at times (how else can you keep your sanity in this madness?)=20
>>and an undying faith. What stands out from the beginning has been his=20
>>attempt to not draw all the attention to himself. When he asks for
>>prayer,=
> =20
>>he never asks for prayer for himself, but on his behalf, for all the=20
>>voiceless who suffer without hope, and no one to pray for them.
>>
>>I thought he was almost out of the woods until today, when I received=20
>>another E-mail, this time letting us know he was on his way into the=20
>>hospital for the most severe treatment he will have received so far. In
>>it=
> =20
>>he requests that we don=92t send flowers or fruit, as he will be on a
>>floor=
> =20
>>of patients who have no immune system to speak of. That=92s also why, if
>>we=
> =20
>>plan to visit, he doesn=92t want us coming with runny noses and
>>definitely=
> =20
>>no kids. =93Kids, God love 'em, are little disease machines. They have=20
>>orifices out each end that spew disease. Please, don't bring 'em.=94
>>
>>If we have to send something, he suggests money for his wife=92s commute
>>to=
> =20
>>the hospital, chocolates from a certain chocolatier (website included) or=
> =20
>>gift certificates for Nordstrom=92s or the movies.
>>
>>And then there was this: =93One doctor referred to what we're about to do=
> as=20
>>getting hit by the train, then the trucks on the train pull out and hit=20
>>you, and then their cargo of charging horses run over you too. Only
>>then=20
>>do the guys with the sad little shovels come and get you and sweep you=
> away.=94
>>
>>But I think what got to me the most was his signoff: =93Otherwise, just=20
>>pray. And pray for the many who enter these things with far less hope.=94
>>
>>It=91s staggering to think how much knowing God and having a purpose in=
> life=20
>>can so radically affect the way a person looks at the worst of possible=20
>>situations. Thinking about someone else in such a time humbles me greatly=
> =20
>>when I realize how much I think about myself when I am healthy and=20
>>relatively whole. This man has consistently been using the resources in=20
>>the family of God, summoned by his own struggle, to solicit prayer for=20
>>countless people who have no one to think of them or pray for them. And=20
>>God knows that makes a difference.
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> </font><div align=3D"center"><font face=3D"times new roman"><b>Sad Little
> Shovels<br>
> by John Fischer</b><br>
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> <font size=3D2>I have a friend who has been battling cancer on and off now
> for about three years. He is an excellent writer, and has created a huge
> backlog of information and emotions chronicling the course of this dread
> disease and his reaction to it. Laced throughout are his dry humor,
> understandably sarcastic at times (how else can you keep your sanity in
> this madness?) and an undying faith. What stands out from the beginning
> has been his attempt to not draw all the attention to himself. When he
> asks for prayer, he never asks for prayer for himself, but on his behalf,
> for all the voiceless who suffer without hope, and no one to pray for
> them. <br><br>
> I thought he was almost out of the woods until today, when I received
> another E-mail, this time letting us know he was on his way into the
> hospital for the most severe treatment he will have received so far. In
> it he requests that we don=92t send flowers or fruit, as he will be on a
> floor of patients who have no immune system to speak of. That=92s also
> why,
> if we plan to visit, he doesn=92t want us coming with runny noses and
> definitely no kids. =93Kids, God love 'em, are little disease machines.
> They have orifices out each end that spew disease. Please, don't bring
> 'em.=94<br><br>
> If we have to send something, he suggests money for his wife=92s commute
> to
> the hospital, chocolates from a certain chocolatier (website included) or
> gift certificates for Nordstrom=92s or the movies. <br><br>
> And then there was this: =93One doctor referred to what we're about to do
> as getting hit by the train, then the trucks on the train pull out and
> hit you, and then their cargo of charging horses run over you too. Only
> then do the guys with the sad little shovels come and get you and sweep
> you away.=94<br><br>
> But I think what got to me the most was his signoff: =93Otherwise, just
> pray. And pray for the many who enter these things with far less
> hope.=94<br><br>
> It=91s staggering to think how much knowing God and having a purpose in
> life can so radically affect the way a person looks at the worst of
> possible situations. Thinking about someone else in such a time humbles
> me greatly when I realize how much I think about myself when I am healthy
> and relatively whole. This man has consistently been using the resources
> in the family of God, summoned by his own struggle, to solicit prayer for
> countless people who have no one to think of them or pray for them. And
> God knows that makes a difference.<br>
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