The battle against cancer is over

"Praise the Lord!" The battle is over. On Thursday, July 30, 2009, at 12:30 p.m. Eddie made a peaceful transition and went to be with the Lord. The scripture was fulfilled as death was swallowed up in victory!

Join us in celebrating God's grace and mercy!
The Celebration of Life Service will be on Wednesday, August 5th beginning with visitation from 10:30-11:30. The service will begin promptly at 11:30am.

Bethel AME Church
1744 Darrow Ave,
Evanston IL 60201
Phone 847-864-4264.


The funeral arrangements are being taken care of by
House of Thompson
1917 Asbury Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201-3594
Phone (847) 869-3172


We thank you for all your prayers, comforting words and support over these past few months.

It's been a good week for Eddie. There were a lot of relatives from out of town that got to see Eddie. They were in town for another event and had time to go by the hospital and visit. Eddie really enjoyed the company. The past three or four days Eddie has been awake and alert a lot. He remains unable to speak clearly but is still able to communicate with jesters. The doctors are amazed at how well he is doing and that he's not in much pain. All I can say is "Prayer Changes Things" Keep praying God's will for Eddie.
Thank you all for your prayers and concern.
John G

Today Eddie was more alert and active than he has been the past few days. Mom and Deb went by for a visit and said he was in good spirits.

Hospice Care

On Friday past Eddie was transferred to the Hospice Care unit at Evanston Hospital. The past few days Eddie has been resting a lot and not to talkative, although he was laughing and talking a little Sunday afternoon. Today he did not talk at all but seemed glad to see me for the short time he was awake.

A Call to Prayer

Around 3:30 pm, tomorrow, Keyna and I will meet with the hospital staff to discuss Hospice Care for Eddie. He is starting to experience some pain and discomfort. Please pray for the Lord's continued grace for Eddie and for us that we are able to make the best possible decisions for his care.

The last few days have been harder. Eddie has had ups and downs, but more downs than ups. Keep praying.

Today, Friday, is a day of bad news. Eddie's colon has ruptured and the toxic waste is causing the infection in his boby. At this time they are treating the infection with antibiotics. If they operate Eddie could be sedated for a while (one to two weeks) and may not recover. At best it would be three weeks before he would be able to resume chemo treatments. Yesterday when my family and I were at the hospital Eddie was in good spirits. He was talking to everyone, laughing and giving humorous comments. Please keep Eddie and the family in your prayers.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Family and Friends,
Eddie was moved to a nursing home last Friday. He was doing better and didn’t need medical care enough to be in the hospital. He did well Friday, Saturday and Sunday but took a turn on Monday. Wanda and I went to visit and found Eddie in what we thought to be a deep sleep, hard for him to wake up from. After he did wake up we noticed symptoms concerning his health that were not there before. His speech was slurred and we were unable to understand what he was saying. While helping him walk around some and spending a little more time with him, he was not getting better. End result of the visit was a trip to the ER. They did a cat scan and didn’t fine anything new. After further study by the doctors, it was discovered that he has an infection which may be the cause of the symptoms we noticed. He has now been put on antibiotics and is under close observation at Evanston Hospital.