Tonight we moved me from chemo treatment to Hospice care. We met this morning with my Cancer Care team and all my major doctors and nurses. All around the room the answer seemed very clear – the chemo is not working and it is giving me a horrible quality of life.
Aside from the 5 days on Spring Break in Bend, Oregon, the last 6 plus weeks have been just bad. You don’t need to know all the details of suffering but they have been fairly comprehensive and complete. I am worse off with these chemo treatments as they are not treating the cancer but are sucking the life right out of me. I do nothing but sit around hoping not to be in major pain and praying that I won’t vomit.
We decided a long time ago as a family that when this time came, we’d rather take 2 good months together than 6 bad months. That has been reaffirmed as a family again. By the way, those are made up numbers, we don’t know how long I have. Time will tell.
As Hospice moves in, my former Oncology team will be replaced. We will update the prayer list but for now, while we haven’t met them yet, we know part of our team will be Mickey (she’s our case manager), Joan (she’s our family Social Worker) and John (he’s the family chaplain).
The Coddington Tribe is deeply in debt to you for your prayers and love.
Photo taken at iHop on Kasey’s 15th birthday – circa March 27, 2021
You all are continually on my mind and heart, Wes and family. I’m praying that this time will be beautiful for you guys.
My prayers continue for you all, and my heart is breaking as well. Wes, you are a hero of mine. I treasure the time we served Jesus together. You are fun, caring, courageous and deeply spiritual. YOU ARE LOVED by SO MANY. May you and your whole family be surrounded by His grace and peace.
Wes. It has been an honor to know you. I can’t believe what’s is going on with you. However, I pray and hope that our Great Lord will give you strength and comfort till his work is done! Blessings my brother!
Praying for more good days. Much love!
You guys are in my prayers. I am praying for strength, continued faith, and enjoyment of the time you have left together. I pray for comfort as you take each day from this day forward. Thanks for sharing your families adversaries with us. Your family has truly impacted my life and and brought me closer to God and given me stronger faith in Hod. Sending love and hugs to your family.
Lord, God! Incline Your ear to our requests! God have mercy! Jesus! We ask for a miracle. Your arms are not to short. You are magnificent in all Your ways, PaPa. You. ARE. GOOD. LORD! We ask for each remaining moment of Wes’ time on this earth with the family You gave him to be filled with joy, love, hope and SHALOM. God, fill their days with YOU! Thank You for the faith, encouragement, and precious love You have provided through this family thus far. God, Your faithfulness is evident. Jesus, you said never will they thirst. Never will they hunger. They drink from Your well; from the River which flows from Your throne. Be magnified in their lives. Only a touch from You and everything changes. Only a touch. You are the breath of life- BREATHE on the Coddington’s! Do what ONLY You can do! Thank You, Y’shua, thank You.
Lifting you guys up. May He give you all rest.
You all, are deeply loved and cherished.
– The Seibert’s
Praying for you all brother!
We pray that this time will be really quality time together and beautiful for you as a family. You are always in our prayers.
Praying for all of you!
Wes, you made a great Godly impact on many, who knows thousands, tens of thousands, etc. May God let you enjoy the time you have left on earth after having served him so long. May your family be prepared and strong during your exit and enjoy the time they have left with you. May your last times and words on earth honor the God you’ve served
We love you guys so much. We are praying for each of you often, and we’ll be keeping Mickey, Joan, and John in our prayers as well. BTW that picture of Kaden and Kasey is great.
We love you so much. Hate to hear how much you are suffering. Will continue to keep all the things in prayer.
Patty and Matthew
The Coddington Tribe has been such an inspiration throughout all of this. You have truly shown everyone what the love of a family is all about. Each one of you have been in my prayers. As you journey into this next chapter, may God continue to bless you, comfort you and give you peace. You are all loved beyond measure.
Love you and your family so much. You have touched my life ever since I got to know you as a teen at Main Street Baptist. Continued prayers.
Continued prayers for you Wes, hoping that you will have more good days. You are an inspiration to me since Seaside and your sermon that brought to me Christ. Praying for strength and comfort for you all! Love you Coddingtons!!!
Praying for clarity of mind and heart in the days ahead. May the Good Shepherd tenderly care for each one of your family’s needs in this season and comfort you all. Run the race and may He be glorified in and through you. We continue to lift you and the family up to the throne of grace.
God is guiding you each step. Your faith and courage and family inspire us. Prayers for quality and quantity of life in these coming days and all God plans to do through all of you. 🙏♥️
You are in our thoughts very often Wes and family! We love you and will be praying God’s peace and joy over your family. I can’t imagine the choices you have to make and the heartache, but I know our savior walks with you through this valley of the shadow! He was there and went before all of us! I pray as you continue to surrender your will to God that the peace that passes all understanding guards all of your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus!
Love
The Browns-
Keith, Jen, Alana, Ben, Christian & Delaney
I’m keeping you and your family in my thoughts Wes. Thank you for the positive impact you and Karen had on my life and for the support you gave at one of my darkest time’s. My heart breaks for all of you. May you have comfort and peace in as many days as you have left.
Wes, Karen and tribe,
It’s been many years since we last spoke. Life has moved us in different directions. I have often thought of you guys and heard of your move from the east coast to the west coast. Our families have grown much and it seems life has flown by. I have spoken with my husband the memories i and my children shared with you all over those early years. And that truly seems like it was just yesterday in some respects.
Wes you have always been the relentless fighter, Karen the forever champion wife. Your dedication to pursuing and sharing your faith and lives with others forever admired and respected.
Thinking of you all, praying for ease and strength Wes and Karen
Sincerely,
Helen & Erik Flail
You have made a wise decision, very difficult – I am sure. How lucky you will be to see HIS face. May the last part of this journey be the most fulfilling. All my love to all of you Coddingtons.
Diane Hanson
I have no words. Only an aching heart… and confidence in our blessed hope. Much love to the Coddington Tribe.
Oh Wes, I am so very sorry that you are continuing to suffer with pain and N/V.
I think of you and your family daily and of course praying for complete and total healing from the God we love so much!
I’m not sure where I read this, but it was talking about stopping everything, so that when you are healed there is no doubt from anyone that it is God’s work and His alone.
I’m praying so very much for that to happen for you and your dear family and all the friends, coworkers and people who you’ve blessed in your life! 💗💗💗
I’m feel so blessed to have had you marry David and I and to have been baptized in the gorgeous ocean with you !
You will always have a very special place in my heart.💞💞💞
Sending so much love and prayers to you all !!!!
Please let you wonderful parents know how highly regarded they are to us as well !
Much much love to all of you !🙏🙏🙏
Carol Workman
So sorry god wants you there instead of with your family down on earth. You will be missed on earth more then you could ever know but god has a plan and he will love you take care of you and look after your children and your beautiful wife. I know they have many great friend and family that will be there to guide and help them grieve. I would like to ask you. A question if possible try not to do morphine unless they absolutely think you need or you think you need. Unfortunately when my dad took it it made his death that must faster. He was gone in three weeks. Love you and your whole family tell my father Eddie Smith that your one of the good guys and look after each. other. Peace , Love and the utmost respect for the great husband, father, son and friend we all aspire to be. You are great gift to the world. In gods loving arms till we meet again.
Corey & mark Halverson.
I love you and your whole family. Oxo
We are praying earnestly for you and the family, Wes. My heart aches for you all. You have always been a role model and inspiration in my life, going back all those years to when you led our youth group at MSBC. Funny, I was recently reminded how far back our families go when I came across a newspaper clipping from the 1930s wherein my grandfather and yours were listed alongside one another in a Christian young people’s event. You and your family have created a rich legacy, and I rejoice to see your faithfulness. It is a deep, deep encouragement to us all.
Im so very sorry wes..ill be praying for you and your family. Enjoy the time you have left with your loved ones. You have a beautiful family <3 <3
Continue to pray for a Miracle!
Thinking of you all daily. Praying for the time we will all be together again. Thanking you for all you continue to teach us. Come quickly Lord Jesus 🙏
Wes. Karen: at some point all of us will be meeting Jesus, too. None of us know exactly when. However, you my friend, once again, appear to be leading the way (as you always do, You lead.). Paul wrote that he was eagerly waiting to meet Him. Yet, he wanted to be here as well. It’s a huge tension that you understand better than I. Whichever way this goes (and Rory and I regularly ask Jesus to extend your time here) we will be watching, with deep reflection and even more awareness of making our lives count.
“That we all might know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings becoming ever more like Him”.
We love each and every one of you. Thank you for loving and serving Him. #viacondios #keepthefaith #welldone
We love each and every one of you and are praying as you go through this. Thank you for loving and serving Him. #viacondios #keepthefaith #welldone
Praying Wes for life to feel like spring break all the time and for God to show off in continuing to bring crazy amounts of glory from every day of your life. I love you and am so grateful for you on my life.
Continued prayers and loving thoughts are with you and your family❤️❤️❤️
Praying that God’s peace will continue to sustain you and your family.
I continue to pray for God’s provision and blessing. Your faithfulness as a family is a powerful testimony and encouragement to me and many others.
We are praying so hard for you and your family now, Wes. What a precious gift this is, the life that we have. Please know that there are people who love you and are praying for you all over the world right now. You are constantly in my thoughts.
I know that God is holding you and your family close, but my heart breaks for the pain both physical and emotional that you and your family are experiencing. You are stronger than I. I will be holding you all up in prayer, and pray for Gods peace and comfort to engulf you all. It makes me smile to think of all the laughs we had in youth group when you were either our leader or helping out! You were so impactful to me and so many others during those teenage years. You made youth group and bike trips so much fun, and it made me want to go! Thank you for all that you did for me and so many others. May God hold you close today!
We continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers.
Wes and Family, the blessings you have all bestowed on the world are countless. We pray for all of you to find comfort and that you, Wes can enjoy special moments with your family. Karen, Doug, Grace, and all the Coddington’s, cherish (as we know y’all have been) each moment. My heart hurts for your times of sorrow, but know that someday you will all be together again in the presence of our gracious Lord and Savior!!! As always, our love and prayers go out to y’all. David and I are grateful for your entire family.
Continually praying for you and your family. Asking for God’s hand in your new team and treatment. Hoping for continued quality time with the family. Thank you again for your testimony throughout this difficult time. Love and prayers!
Love and prayers to you all. Rebecca
Dear Coddington Tribe,
First: Happy Birthday, Kasey! This birthday picture is just one of the beautiful shots on this site. Thank you for sharing these moments with us.
I know you all will have good moments in hospice care, too. And I hope these are many and that they just keep on going. It doesn’t many how many you get, I am sure it will never feel like it is enough.
Even though I am a distant connection, it seems that Wes (still) has such a big heart and so much love for the world and for all of you. Love is strong stuff and it sticks around no matter where our bodies go. I am guessing you know that.
Sending love to all of you,
Angela
You guy’s are on our hearts and in our prayers. praying your nausea subsides and that your family gets the quality time together you are seeking with this hard decision. Praising God for the clarity He’s given you as you move forward. May Gods surpassing Peace guard the hearts and minds of all of you. Much Love and Affection, Amy, Ken, Mia and Andi
See you soon, my very loved nephew. God is with you in every moment and will keep you
in His loving hands constantly.
Aunt Ruthanne
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Deeply grateful for your witness and your encouragement. Praying for you and your sweet family.
Hey “Tribe”…know we continue to lift you up before the throne & trust the Lord for your care. Love & prayers, ❤️🙏🏻…PW & Sandy xo
We are so very heartbroken that you have to go through such a trial. You taught us so much about loving the Lord, having faith and trusting Him. As difficult as these times are, the Lord has walked with you, allowed this journey and will be waiting to hold you in his arms and tell you , Well done, good and faithful servant. John and I will continue to pray for you and the family. We have such wonderful memories of you, laughing, crying, being funny, being serious and always pacing when you were on the phone. Thank you for always being honest and brave.