Monday, April 14, 2014

Update on Jan

Hi, everyone. This is "Lucy." Honestly, I'm not a fan of the blog name Ben gave me, but that's neither here nor there. I'm writing to give you all an update on Melanie Jensen, or as you know her, Jan. Unfortunately, she passed away yesterday afternoon. Apparently, all the healing she did in the past few months was just too much for her body. She had nothing left. I'm wiping away tears as I write this. Jan was such an extraordinary person and she touched so many lives, not least of all mine. I literally owe Jan my life. I wish I could have saved her like she saved me. At least she died while serving other people. I think she was happy with the choice she made, and I know that Heavenly Father will take her back into His loving arms and reward her for the good she did with her life.

Ben is not doing so well. He's really taking Jan's death hard. He was already dealing with a lot of pressure at school and struggling with his testimony, as you know, and I'm worried that this will be the thing that breaks him. I keep telling him to just take one day at a time. I know he'll be all right, and he'll see how this is all part of God's plan. But in the meantime, he can use any help he can get. Thank you to those of you who left kind comments in the past week--even though he hasn't been posting, he has seen your comments and he appreciates them. Most importantly, please pray for him. I really believe that your prayers will help him more than anything.

4 comments:

  1. Ben doesn't know me. I a just a reader of his blog from the East Coast. I am so very sorry to hear the news. My prayers are with you. May you all find peace and understanding. So very sorry.

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  2. Hey, another random guy who's been following for a while. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. My brother died at the age of 23 about two years ago. Death just sucks, there's no two ways about it. There's hardly a day that does by that I don't think about him, and even now I still just have to go be myself from time to time and let the emotions happen. There's no advice I can give, just know that I feel for you and I hope that you can find support at this hard time.

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  3. I'm sorry for your loss. It hurts. It's pain. Prayers for you X

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  4. Thank you for the kind, thoughtful words, everyone. It's good to know there are kind, empathetic people like you out there.

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