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David Burge wife of Tarnya and dad of 8 children was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Medically speaking the best hope for cure is a bone marrow transplant in the first remission. This blog is our journey.

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David Burge Updates · 10M ago

We Remember: One year on.

Yesterday we laid our hand print mosaics at Dave’s headstone. Mine is the multicoloured one. Vicki and Philip brought coke to share (Dave’s favourite drink). After Dave died, I received a lovely letter from another widow. She wrote that at first the horribleness of the illness and the suffering had

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David Burge Updates · 1Y ago

Finding Financial Freedom

Dave’s books “Finding Financial Freedom” has a website : www.getoutofdebtchristian.com/. Several chapters are available online for free. It is available for $3US as a file download or you can purchase the book through Lulu. In a few weeks the books should be available from fishpond in New Zealand. H

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David Burge Updates · 1Y ago

Video and Photos of David’s Funeral Service

Photos : http://mandenomoments.com/david-burge-funeral Video: http://mandenomoments.wordpress.com/293/david-burge-funeral-av/ There is also a video index, scroll down a little on the page . A big thanks to Mandeno Moments ~Tarnya

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David Burge Updates · 1Y ago

Update

If you are wondering how we are doing, I wrote a couple of posts at my blog: http://tarnya.wordpress.com/

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David Burge Updates · 1Y ago

Funeral message

http://jeffersonvann.blogspot.com/2010/07/in-honour-of-david-burge-1968-2010.html A copy of Jefferson Vann’s message linked above. The service was a wonderful tribute to Dave. Thank you to all. You will find me at http://tarnya.wordpress.com/ Love Tarnya

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David Burge Updates · 1Y ago

Welcome

David came home last night. I prepared the front bedroom: it has some flowers, a chair and the memorial book. Anyone who visits today can go to this quiet room and see Dave, perhaps write a few words, pray, think. If you don’t feel comfortable doing this, you are most welcome just to visit us [...]

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David Burge Updates · 1Y ago

Comfort

Thank you to all those who send me words of comfort and who pray for us. You pour grace into our lives. “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can [...]

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David Burge Updates · 1Y ago

John 11:25 “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies”

David Burge fell asleep in the Lord Jesus Christ last night (Sunday, July 4, 2010). David was surrounded by his family during the last moments of his battle with leukemia. His funeral service will be 10:30am Saturday 10th July at; Manurewa Baptist Church, 9 Lupton Road, Manurewa 2102, New Zealand (

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David Burge Updates · 1Y ago

Sleep

Dave is now sleeping well at night. His nose is healing well. He has been encouraged by many cards and email greetings, thank you. He is feeling very tired but is mostly comfortable. His pain is controlled well by a morphine pump.

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David Burge Updates · 1Y ago

Down, Down and Up

It’s a rollercoaster ride, but not one anybody would pay to go on. Short Version Dave had a serious nose bleed due to inflammation in his nose and low platelets. He has had 4 days of being very seriously ill. However due to good care and a couple of “chance meetings” including with his consultant, [

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