Hey all,
This post is a little out of the ordinary for this blog, but still very near and dear to my heart. My cousin Ryan has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. He and his wife and 2 year old son and new baby live in Lansing MI.
This is his story.
http://nobodyfightsalone.com/about-ryan/
He has asked that anyone with a platform that can help him spread what he has learned through countless hours of research should do it. In no part of my heart or brain can I understand what he and his family are going through. Constant daily moments that have you facing life and death day after day. How do you live and appreciate each moment when you live facing death and need to plan for your family to go on without you? How do you live in a place that is thankful to God for the life you've had, but angry at him that it might end too soon? How do you live in hope for recovery, but have to live through discouraging progress reports?
I know nothing except that cancer and death and accidents and disease doesn't care who you are. I also know with all my heart that a limitation we have as humans, is that we see just one moment. We see one damaging event that happens and we cry out to God and ask why. We wonder how he can be so heartless as to give someone wonderful, with two small children, a loving wife and passion for life, cancer. Maybe we wonder why he is so distant that he won't step in and take it away. Or maybe we wonder why he is so uninvolved in our lives that he doesn't care what happens to us, but just allows us to reap what we have sown in regards to sin.
We have to remember that it is our mistake in trying to be God. As humans we see but one moment at a time. God however, sees all things past and present and future. He knows what was and what will come. He knows our lives do not stand indepently of one another, but they are all intricately combined. With each one thing that happens to us, whether good or bad, it has a continual effect on everyone around us. God is never just doing one thing at a time with one person at a time. He is always doing hundreds and thousands of things all at once, weaving and designing in our lives. There is hope and despair in the same moment. There is death and life, healing and breaking, good and bad, right and wrong, broken and whole, hard and easy. God does many things in the moments of our lives for us, but also for others. My life is not about me. My life is apart of the community of life, of humans, together on this one planet. I may not understand why this very terrible thing has happened to Ryan. We may never know, but we do know that God is not done doing what he's doing or can do in this moment.
Above was a link to Ryan's website where he shares his story. He posts often with updates about his progress. He speaks beautifully with encouragement for us all to make the most of our moments and our relationships. I deeply encourage you to look around his website and read old posts, you will be so inspired by Ryan.
If you or someone you know is currently struggling with cancer, I urge you to read this post.
http://nobodyfightsalone.com/sharing-knowledge-gained/
Information is key to recovery, and a plan for your future.
Thank you for letting me share this story with you. If you feel moved by this, I encourage you to share his website and more specifically the information on research with those you know. You never know who you might reach.
Thank you Ryan. I love you.
This post is a little out of the ordinary for this blog, but still very near and dear to my heart. My cousin Ryan has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. He and his wife and 2 year old son and new baby live in Lansing MI.
This is his story.
http://nobodyfightsalone.com/about-ryan/
He has asked that anyone with a platform that can help him spread what he has learned through countless hours of research should do it. In no part of my heart or brain can I understand what he and his family are going through. Constant daily moments that have you facing life and death day after day. How do you live and appreciate each moment when you live facing death and need to plan for your family to go on without you? How do you live in a place that is thankful to God for the life you've had, but angry at him that it might end too soon? How do you live in hope for recovery, but have to live through discouraging progress reports?
I know nothing except that cancer and death and accidents and disease doesn't care who you are. I also know with all my heart that a limitation we have as humans, is that we see just one moment. We see one damaging event that happens and we cry out to God and ask why. We wonder how he can be so heartless as to give someone wonderful, with two small children, a loving wife and passion for life, cancer. Maybe we wonder why he is so distant that he won't step in and take it away. Or maybe we wonder why he is so uninvolved in our lives that he doesn't care what happens to us, but just allows us to reap what we have sown in regards to sin.
We have to remember that it is our mistake in trying to be God. As humans we see but one moment at a time. God however, sees all things past and present and future. He knows what was and what will come. He knows our lives do not stand indepently of one another, but they are all intricately combined. With each one thing that happens to us, whether good or bad, it has a continual effect on everyone around us. God is never just doing one thing at a time with one person at a time. He is always doing hundreds and thousands of things all at once, weaving and designing in our lives. There is hope and despair in the same moment. There is death and life, healing and breaking, good and bad, right and wrong, broken and whole, hard and easy. God does many things in the moments of our lives for us, but also for others. My life is not about me. My life is apart of the community of life, of humans, together on this one planet. I may not understand why this very terrible thing has happened to Ryan. We may never know, but we do know that God is not done doing what he's doing or can do in this moment.
Above was a link to Ryan's website where he shares his story. He posts often with updates about his progress. He speaks beautifully with encouragement for us all to make the most of our moments and our relationships. I deeply encourage you to look around his website and read old posts, you will be so inspired by Ryan.
If you or someone you know is currently struggling with cancer, I urge you to read this post.
http://nobodyfightsalone.com/sharing-knowledge-gained/
Information is key to recovery, and a plan for your future.
Thank you for letting me share this story with you. If you feel moved by this, I encourage you to share his website and more specifically the information on research with those you know. You never know who you might reach.
Thank you Ryan. I love you.