Confections For Cats

From Mathew’s Journal 4-8-14 There is a tremendous amount of beautiful and precious beings. Going through difficult, harsh and ugly things. Pray with a busy mind, breathe it becomes still. The subtle unspoken is open to us, in lips, hearts, and hands that move guided by compassion. -will all be well? -What’s my finished business?   -what’s my unfinished business? -Is Karma real? -If so, what are its implications? “We’re all a work in progress until we die.”                                 Dr. Knight

Opposition can come from the least expected places when caring for someone. I understand that people become exhausted by the ups and downs and constant vigilance. The stress from that is something I have tried to convey in certain series of blog posts. But there are people in our lives, we assume have our back through thick and thin, life and death. Both Mathew and I found this not to be so, a painful but eye-opening lesson. These two texts I sent to my sister Kathleen are only a few weeks into Mathew’s treatment. This subject also goes back to another post where Mathew asks the doctors when he can go back to work and he is told that with his cancer and type of treatments he will be receiving, work (and as we quickly found out normal life) is not possible. Texts to my sister Kathleen I was just calling when I was alone because Carlos  told me yesterday that when Mat comes home I  need to let him grow up and learn to take care of  himself and that everyone needs to s