HI ALL! THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LOVE, PRAYERS, & CONCERN. IT REALLY HELPS ME TREMENDOUSLY! I'VE HAD A VERY BUSY DAY & STILL FEEL ALIVE & KICKING. A NEW BIBLE STUDY STARTED AT CHURCH & I HAD ENOUGH OOMPH (ENERGY) TO DRIVE MYSELF THERE AND BACK HOME WHICH HASN'T HAPPENED VERY MUCH LATELY. I HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET HOME, EAT LUNCH, & GO TO MY ONCOLOGIST OFFICE IN FRESNO FOR A NON-CHEMO VISIT & LAB CHECK WITH MY HUSBAND. IT'S A GOOD THING HE'S SELF EMPLOYED NOW, BECAUSE A BOSS AT A REGULAR JOB JUST WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND OR ALLOW FOR THE FREQUENT TIME OFF HE HAS HAD TO TAKE TO STAY ON TOP OF ALL MY MEDICAL ISSUES. I REALLY FEEL FOR WHAT MY DAD WENT THROUGH WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO WORK, & CARE FOR MY MOM FOR THE 4 YEARS BEFORE SHE DIED. HE'S A PRETTY STRONG & COURAGEOUS GUY. I REALLY ADMIRE THAT ABOUT HIM & KNOW THE LORD HELPED HIM THROUGH THAT PROCESS LIKE HE'S HELPING ME & MY FAMILY NOW.
TODAY WE FOUND OUT THAT MY WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY LOW AFTER LAST WEEKS' CHEMO JUST LIKE THE FIRST TIME, BUT THAT MY RED BLOOD CELL COUNT ALSO HAS CRASHED ENOUGH THAT I WILL BE RECEIVING A BLOOD TRANSFUSION TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT ST AGNES HOSPITAL IN FRESNO (AS AN OUTPATIENT). THIS ISN'T HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A CHEMO PATIENT, JUST HAPPENING A LITTLE FASTER & STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGE BEAR. THE GOOD IN ALL OF THIS IS THAT IT SHOULD ACTUALLY HELP ME FEEL A LITTLE BETTER. ALSO, BECAUSE I AM REACTING FASTER & STRONGER, THE ONCOLOGIST HAS DECIDED TO DECREASE MY CHEMO DOSES BY 20% FROM HERE ON OUT, WHICH IS ALSO BETTER FOR ME. WE WENT OVER TO ST AGNES TO PREREGISTER & FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO & WHAT TO DO WHICH SHOULD SIMPLIFY TOMORROW'S PROCESS CONSIDERABLY. AFTER THAT, MY 2 KIDS & MY DAUGHTERS 2 KIDS JOINED US IN FRESNO FOR A YUMMY DINNER AT ACAPULCO RESTAURANT WHERE THEY HAVE THE BEST WARM CHIPS & FRESH SALSA IN TOWN. WE WERE CELEBRATING A BELATED BIRTHDAY FOR ARTIE & EVEN SPLURGED & GOT 4 DIFFERENT DESSERTS (INCLUDING FLAN) TO SPLIT BETWEEN THE SIX OF US. IT WAS SCRUPDIDLYUMPTIOUS (I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SPELL THAT WORD). THE WAITRESS WAS SUPERB, THE FOOD WAS WONDERFUL, THE COMPANY WAS THE BEST. WE WERE SO STUFFED, THEY ALMOST HAD TO ROLL US OUT OF THE PLACE. THE ONLY ONES MISSING WERE MY SON-IN-LAW JON WHO IS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON THIS WEEKEND PLAYING GUITAR FOR HIS BROTHER'S PRESENTATION AT A WORSHIP CONFERENCE & MY DAUGTER-IN-LAW & HER KIDS WHO I STILL CONSIDER MY GRANDKIDS. SHE & MY SON WERE SEPARATED & RECENTLY DIVORCED. IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SORROWS IN MY LIFE & HIS. I LOVE HER DEARLY & PROBABLY ALWAYS WILL & MISS THEM ALL A GREAT DEAL. I KNOW SHE HAS A WOUNDED HEART THAT ONLY TIME AND GOD CAN HEAL. AND I KNOW GOD'S NOT DONE WITH ALL OF US YET. HE DOESN'T GIVE UP ON ANY OF US, EVEN IF WE DO.
HALFWAY HOME WE WERE SHOCKED & PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE SNOW ON THE GROUND IN SELMA. YES, I SAID SNOW ON THE GROUND IN SELMA! YESTERDAY HAD BEEN WARM & SUNNY. TODAY WAS COLD & RAINY. APPARENTLY SELMA HAD BEEN COLD ENOUGH RIGHT THEN & THERE FOR SNOW, AS IT HAD BEEN CLEAR WHEN THE KIDS HAD PASSED THAT WAY A COUPLE OF HOURS EARLIER. WHAT A SWEET & UNEXPECTED SURPRISE TO SEE SNOW. ONE FAMILY EVEN STOPPED THEIR CAR & LET THE KIDS GET OUT TO EXPERIENCE THE UNEXPECTED PLEASURE. WE WERE IN 2 DIFFERENT CARS SO JUST SMILED & LAUGHED & POINTED. ISN'T GOD JUST THE BEST? HE ALWAYS KNOWS HOW TO MAKE US SMILE.
MY FINAL ENTRY FOR TODAY IS TO ASK YOU TO PRAY FOR A:
1.)SAFE TRANSFUSION TOMORROW WITHOUT ANY SIDE EFFECTS
2.)TOLERANCE FOR LOWER DOSE CHEMO NEXT THURSDAY 14th
3.)CONTINUED SHRINKAGE IN TUMOR SIZE WHICH JUST STARTED!!
4.)HEALING FOR MY SONS BROKEN HEART & THAT HE WON'T GIVE
UP ON GOD ANSWERING HIS PRAYERS.
5.)HEALING FOR MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW'S BROKEN HEART/LIFE
AND THAT SHE WILL GIVE GOD A CHANCE. SHE HAD TO GROW
UP TOO SOON, RAISE HER SIBLINGS, & DEAL WITH THINGS NO
CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO.
6.)TRAVELING MERCIES FOR MY SON-IN-LAW JON & HIS GROUP
7.)GRACE & BLESSING FOR MY DAUGHTER & HER 2 LITTLE BOYS
AS THEY MISS THEIR DADDY & MINISTER LIFE TO ME.
8.)HELP WITH THE RIGHT WORDS & TIMING FOR SOMETHING THE
LORD HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO DO.
BLESSINGS ON YOU ALL! OUR GOD IS SO GOOD!
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