Monday

"He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be numbered."
Job 9:10

This morning we headed back to MD Anderson for an appointment with my clinic doctor. Mondays are usually busy, but today seemed even busier than normal which means... you guessed it- waiting. We were prepared for a long day as my platelets have continued to drop and on Friday the PA we met with said I may need a transfusion. My platelets did drop, but still not quite low enough for a transfusion at this time. My platelet count does need to be up to 80 for chemo on Monday and right now I am at 28 so prayers for those to go up are needed. I will also have a bone marrow aspiration Monday before I am admitted to make sure that I continue to remain in remission. My white blood cell count has begun to go up. It was .1 on Friday and today is 1.7. The normal range is 4-11.

Speaking of remaining in remission, today I was reminded of how blessed I have been through my quick diagnosis and effective treatment. As I was waiting to do my blood work a girl probably not much older than I am came and sat next to me and she just looked defeated. I later overheard her talking with another woman about how she had completed her chemo and had a bone marrow transplant in November, but has relapsed and will now have to begin her treatment all over again. As I look forward to being done with my treatment at the end of August, I cannot even begin to imagine how I would feel if I was told that I would have to endure it all again. I also overheard some other women discussing how they were having to use wheelchairs because the chemo has caused neuropathy in their feet. As frustrated as I get with not being able to write or constantly dropping things, I am so thankful that the neuropathy has not affected my feet and my ability to walk.
I am so thankful for your constant encouragement and prayers for me as I fight leukemia, but today feel more compelled to ask for your prayers for others that are fighting this cancer as well. There are so many people who need your prayers for healing and more importantly a hope to keep going. Please lift these other patients up with me in your prayers today because we know that just as the verse above states, "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be numbered." How great is our God!