Mom’s Obituary

Posted on October 30, 2009 by bethrarey in Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | Comments Off

Beth Ann (Dewey) Rarey died October 16, 2009, at her parents home after a year long battle with brain cancer. Beth was born March 29, 1960, to Ralph and Shirley (Herringshaw) Dewey. She was a 1978 graduate of Van Buren High School. She married Mark J. Rarey in 1982 and they later divorced. She is [...]

Mark 16:15

Posted on October 20, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 7 Comments

Yesterday Em and I went and fixed Mom’s hair and put on her makeup, it was very important to us that she looked like she did before she got sick. I have to be honest, we were a little uncomfortable at first. She was so still, so cold, so lifeless. But I had to remember [...]

Funeral Services

Posted on October 17, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 1 Comment

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at Coldren Crates Funeral home from 12-4pm and 5-8pm. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 21 at Stonebridge Church of God at 11am with visitation from 10-11am before the service. Memorials can be made to Findlay First Edition, Bridge Home Health and Hospice or Stonebridge [...]

Completely Healed!

Posted on October 16, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 16 Comments

Mom went to be with Jesus today at 3:45 pm. We knew this morning that she was very close so she was surrounded by friends and family. She was very peaceful and had no pain. We will update funeral arrangements as soon as possible. We know that now she is completely healed and walking the [...]

Saturday, October 10

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 4 Comments

Just wanted to update everyone on how Mom is doing. This past week she has stopped eating and drinking. She has also stopped taking her medications. Just this morning (10/10) Grandma and Grandpa found her having a seizure. The seizure was likely caused by the swelling on her brain, which is also causing frequent headaches.
We [...]

No Worries

Posted on September 13, 2009 by bethrarey in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | 1 Comment

Good evening everyone! I hope that you have been enjoying this gorgeous weather that we have been having!
I just wanted to take the time to make a quick post and clear up a few misunderstandings that there may be. There have been some people that were worried because they heard that mom was in the [...]

A link to a post

Posted on September 08, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Memories, Moms Journey | Comments Off

Hello all – I have written a post on my personal blog. It’s not an update…just my thoughts. If interested, you can find it here.
Love, Lindsay

A “Family” Vacation

Posted on August 10, 2009 by lindsay in Family, Moms Journey | 5 Comments

Last week was a great one. Not because Mom is doing better, or because we got good news from the doctor, but because for the first time in the nine-months Mom has been sick…all her kids and grandkids got to spend a week together and just have fun. On Friday, July 31, Emily, Jay, Matthew, [...]

A short trip to Ohio

Posted on July 10, 2009 by bethrarey in Family, Moms Journey | 9 Comments

Hello, this is Lindsay. I just returned (Sunday) from a quick 5 day trip to Ohio to see Mom and help Grandma and Grandpa.
Mom is doing slightly worse than she was when I saw her in May. Her appetite has decreased somewhat and when she does eat she doesn’t eat nearly as much. She [...]

Relay for Life

Posted on May 31, 2009 by lindsay in Cancer Updates, Faith, Moms Journey | Comments Off

On Saturday morning, Emily, Matthew, Spencer, myself and all four of our kids had the privilege to walk with Aunt Andrea in Relay for Life.  Aunt Andrea raised money for Relay for life and walked for 2 hours on Saturday in honor of mom.  The rest of us walked, or rode, for one hour.  It was a great [...]