Earlier in the week, someone gave me a rock etched with one word.....Hope. Reading in a devotional on Wednesday morning, the topic was "When I need Hope".
We had blood drawn in the morning and met with the Dr.
We knew the results of the blood counts would determine whether further treatment would be given or stopped after 10 cycles.
The devotional went on with: "Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope
Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassion's never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:21-23
We waited, we prayed and hoped we could continue, and we waited. After several minutes, the Dr. came with the word "Come on back, we can give you another treatment."
The ANC - Neutrophil count was the highest almost ever! One of the drugs, Oxaliplatin was stopped due to an increase in side effects which could be permanent. The other two chemo drugs, Leukovorin and 5-FU were continued.
The devotional went on..."The foundation of my hope is Christ's resurrection and the strength of my hope is His presence and power."
For praying, THANK YOU. No one has more profound thanksgiving than Don and I. God's grace is overwhelming. Don wrote the following:
with JOY and HOPE
Hi Linda,
ReplyDeleteSteve and I rejoice with you for good "counts" and in the hope that anchors us all. We are in your neck of the woods at UCMC, doing a little waiting as well.
Blessings to you,
Steve and Dawn McCreery
Don and Linda
ReplyDeleteOnce again thanks for renewing our faith and renewing our HOPE.
Will be glad to hear # 12 is completed!!
I love the way the Lord gives us just the right words for the occasion. the words he gave you for your treatment were the words from our favorite hymn sung at our wedding 19+ years ago. Great is His faithfulness to us! Yes His mercies ARE new EVERY morning! I thank God for you my friends and continue to pray for you!
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