Archive for February, 2007

Home with her Lord

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Olivia was taken home by her Lord earlier this night. Her pain is now over and she is in his presence.

She passed away peacefully while she was sleeping. This was a mercy not only to her, but to her family.

Olivia and Éva, November 2006

Olivia and Zach
Please continue to pray for the Waldens. Olivia’s pain is [...]

Update on Olivia

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Olivia was moved on Thursday, Feb 22, to her family’s home in Jersey Shore, PA. She is under hospice care. The family is now all with her (all her siblings have left their jobs and schooling temporarily to be home with the family).
Even though Olivia is mostly sleeping and not communicative, it seems she [...]

A Four-year-old’s View of Death

Friday, February 16th, 2007

During last summer I wrote about Olivia (Philip’s little sister) and her diagnosis of brain cancer. Since that time she has undergone more surgeries, radiation and chemotherapy to battle the growth. It’s been a hard 6 months, but in spite of the difficult road, there was a good deal of hope. This past week, the [...]