Now that Bob's diva liver decided to live, so did we. Come with us as we figure out what's next. Our attempts at parenting the two baby pandas. Bob and his call to the golf course, I mean, to parish ministry. The amazing assortment of family, friends and strangers who daily surprise us. And my ongoing fascination with our planet, transplant, transformation, lives, livers and other vital organ-izations.
Posted by Terri Mork Speirs at 12:18 AM
This e-community decided to start when Bob's liver decided to stop, in the fall of 2006. Instead of moving out of seminary housing and on to a call to parish ministry, our lives quit as the wild bile poisoned Bob from head to toe. All we could do is watch and wait to see if he would need a liver transplant or if his own would regenerate itself; praying that he wouldn't die in the meantime as he shut down to a virtual comotose state.
In the end, there was no transplant but a lot of transformation. Old liver, new lives. Our whole family made it through a dark time thanks to the community that provided us a lifeline of love. Literally at Luther Seminary, from where Bob had just graduated; from my colleagues at Lutheran World Relief; from family, friends and strangers; and electronically via the care pages we started when Bob was at the transplant unit in the Mayo Clinic.
Anyway, this is like after the liver heals, days of our livers, the liver runs through us, the liver of life, or something about going on newly aware of how Bob's liver lives among us. He says definitely not old man liver, but maybe Liverace. So, from the bottom of Bob's organic bile binder, I thank you for coming to this site.
5 comments:
What an angel !! I could just hug him. :-) Good night. mom xx
Seriously?! I applied to the Global Mission Program and would love to get a placement in Slovakia- so talking with someone who is doing just that would be great! I said that I was open for suggestions to placement- but the more I think about it, I would love to teach..and Slovakia seems so charming! Hope all is going well with you!
Karen
Was there drool? It's only categorized as quality sleep if there's drool.
Shamless plug from me...freakishlylargehandofjesus.blogspot.com
Thanks, Herb, I'm all into shameless plugs, these days. But, I think I may have to really think about this site because it looks rather profound. I'll have the theologian in the house take a look. BTW, I was hoping that music video was of YOU. . .please send one of those to me. :-) Love, T
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Hi Mom.
Karen, I'll hook you up with Madelyn, who's on her way to Slovakia. It would be sooooo cool if you two hooked up there! T
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