Dear Mr.‭ ‬Skipper, I pray for you and your beloved

Reflection: #059

The sad situation in which Don Joseph P. Skipper finds himself triggers unspeakable sadness in me.

As he shared in a personal note, his mother passed away recently, and he devoted himself to her care and responsibility until the end.

Even before his mother's death, his wife was diagnosed with cancer. His mother was dying in the hospital, and his wife was also hospitalized undergoing chemical treatments.  Don Skipper has now written a new note announcing that his wife cannot be cured.

I know that hundreds of thousands die of cancer in the world each year—I too have lost two loved ones to it. Every single loss is a wound that never fully heals.

A person fills a room with their soul and body in life. When they leave our dimension, they leave a vacuum in space and in our personal world.

The hearty laughter of that person, the advice or help from them—for us, no longer exists. The questions we posed go unanswered.

The affection we seek is no longer there. The hand of a mother who spent her life caring for her children is gone.

"Goodbye forever" is the most painful experience in human life.  I ask all believers to pray for the man himself, his wife, and his mother. Perhaps the Lord God will perform a miracle and heal her at the last moment.

"Oh Lord, let this cup pass from them now, but Thy will be done." Most heartfelt wishes of Christian resignation to Don Skipper and his wife. 

Josef Bauer  

Addendum:

A new personal note released from Mr. Skipper:  PERSONAL NOTE (2/14/2011): Sandy, my wife, the light of my life, my close partner of 47+ years, passed away today at home in my arms of the cancer before I could get alternative treatment sufficiently developed. She was and is the most important thing in the world to me and never when I was a young man meeting her for the first time did I ever imagine that someone could be so loyal, true, close, and important or that I would be truly blessed in such a way. Naturally I blockheadedly took far too much of it for granted. It's a devastating loss without measure but I will endure and go on because I promised her that I would.  

I am so sad to have to read this.

The miracle of healing was not granted. The cup, with its bitter drink, did not pass them by.

It will not be easy to get over it. Once more, my most heartfelt wishes of Christian resignation to Don Skipper. I know that many of his unknown friends sympathize with him and pray for his mother and wife. I will do so as well.  With deepest sadness,

Josef Bauer 

Joseph P. Skipper
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