Why is it that some families have so much more heart ache than others?  I just found out that the husband of a friend of mine has a brain tumor.  This particular woman has been such an inspiration to me during my illness because she is a cancer survivor.  She walked me through her own experiences to reassure me that I could do it.  She is proof that cancer does not always win.  She sent me cards regularly when I could not be at work.  Her questions were always right on target when she asked about my progress.  When I was in the office working, she always offered a smile of encouragement.  Now she is facing the unknown again. 

Her husband, just a few months from retirement, is having painful headaches.  Tests have come back with bad news.  Although the biopsy is still in the works and the results have not come back, I am sure the waiting and worry are all too familiar.  The shock from this kind of news is like a physical blow.  Your body goes into survival mode at the same time your mind goes numb.  One foot in front of the other is all that you can do…one minute, one test result at a time.  I do not understand why one family has to endure two such major issues.  Sometimes the rain never seems to stop.  One thing I do know about my friend is that she will be leaning on the arms of Jesus.  It is what got her through her own illness and it is what will get her through now.  I know that in some way God will get the glory out of this.  There will be a new depth of faith and bonding of relationships.  I wish for her sake that there were an easier way.  I believe that God still heals and wants to heal.  My prayer for her is that the Lord would do a miraculous healing in her husbands head.  That is the most glorious prayer I can think of at this shocking moment.