September 14, 2009

False alarm.  I was not able to take chemo today after all, we’ve been delayed a week.  My white cell count was too low, not severely low, but low enough for concern.  The doctors didn’t want to risk me getting some type of infection that could really set me back.  They seem to think the white cell count will come up on it’s on over the course of the week.  They advised me to get plenty of rest and stay away from crowds until then.  One piece of good news is that they were able to get my IV started with no issue!

So, we will try again next Monday at 9:00.  Hopefully all will go well and we will be back on track. 

Thanks for all your prayers for today.  I felt everyone of them and was very calm throughout the process.  You guys are the greatest and we thank God for you daily!

Have a nice week!  ☺

September 13, 2009

Here is yet another apology for being so late with my update, but I have been quite “under the weather” following my surgery, chemo and esophagus dilation over the last several weeks.  I have begun to feel better this past week but have rationed my limited energy over the course of the day to doing things for Andrew.  So MANY of you have written me and called me and emailed me and I promise to get back to each of  you as I can.  Please understand that I so appreciate your care and your prayers and I feel awful that it is taking me so long to reply to you.  I will eventually so please don’t hold it against me.

I go in for my 2nd of 4 chemo treatments tomorrow.  I am hopeful that I will not be out of commission longer than next week since I won’t have the additional procedures to complicate things.  I am eager to have this week behind me and hopefully start getting back to normal next week.  With your prayerful support I am optimistic that will be the case.

Please continue to pray for a successful treatment with endurance for the journey.   We continue to thank God for each of you standing along with us. 

“Therefore we also pray always for you…”  II Thess 1:11

  Kay and family