Saturday morning is a good time to praise God, especially after the evening we had yesterday. Yikes!! The bone pain she had yesterday morning got progressively worse as the day wore on. Her pain scale was 9 out of 10. They doubled her pain med and then had to triple it to help her out. She also had a lot of nausea. She was in tears most of the late afternoon and evening. One of the other patients described it to me as shin splints all over your body. The Praise is that bone pain means her bone marrow is starting to produce her cells again and that is great!! It is a good sign of recovery!! I love the way the Lord only allows one "side effect"at a time. We hope this is the last of the side effects!!
Anyway, this morning is a new day and she feels good. She is sitting up and eating pancakes as we blog. We don't have her numbers yet, we'll let you know. Surely they are up. Thanks to all of our prayer warriors and our continued trip around the globe via friends in Christ. We love the testimony of faith you all provide!! Keep up the prayers!! love you, janet
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Prayer, prayer, prayer ... That is the answer to all the side effects and the pain and the suffering. I am glad Erin is fighting this battle with so many supporters! We will continue to pray together so that the side effects will diminish and comfort will come. All of my love!
Ms. Davila
I hate that the side effects are so bad for Erin but I LOVE that it means good things!
Praying so much for you!
Sarah Foster
Good Morning Miss Erin,
We again owe you an apology. Dr. Butz and I thought we had the M&M dosage correct. It might be time to tweak the medication again. Maybe we need to add a few Peanut M&M's. Or a Twix bar. You being in any pain that we can prevent is unacceptable to us. Dr. Butz and I were happy that you passed our "Tick" examination Thursday. I mean, how aggravated would you have been if the Emory Team had it all wrong and we found the source of your discomfort to be a hidden Tick. I'll bet they didn't even consider that, did they? See, another good reason you have us working for you.
Please know that you are our favorite and most important (and only) patient. And for the naysayers and doubters like Margaret, all I can say is they better stay healthy. If Margaret thinks we will treat her after calling us quacks, she's wrong! She'll have to find her own Medical Team since we intend to remain committed only to you.
Well, it's time to get back to my candy... I mean medicine research. Trust me, we will get the R/X right no matter how many variations it takes.
All Our Love and Prayers!
Dr. Ken, Angela, Nic & Nat.
I am so sorry for your bone pain Erin and am praying that it will abate soon. I am glad that it means good things are happening in your bone marrow...praise be to God for that sign of healing...'growing pains'.
I'm sorry it has to be so tough and wish we could each take a bit of your pain from you.
Praying,
Vicki
Dear Erin;
Psalm 55:22 tells us to "cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you". I'm praying today for the Lord to sustain you, to get you through this pain, so you can be healed! It reminds me of giving birth, sometimes we've got to go through pain, but what a reward we get when we're done!! Keep your eyes on the goal! Love ya bunches!
Aunt Debbie
LOVE You, Erin!!
Keep feeling better. You show that cancer who's boss. :P
Have a splendidly glorious day!
-Kristen Mac.
Holy Lord...Although we continue to pray for Erin's blood numbers to keep rising....although we keep praying for YOUR mighty hand to continue to work on healing her body...Lord...even though this is painful and difficult Lord..show her the other side of this mountain...Lord, bless her as she heals...even though there is pain involved Lord..show her the other side of the mountain...show our precious sister in Christ that the other side of the pain is healing, Lord....we can't all begin to know the pain she is feeling Lord, but we can know to ask YOU to continue to be with her in this process.....Lord...it hurts us to hear of her pain Lord, but knowing that it means the healing process is taking place means so much...it means that YOU are answering prayers for her healing.......Bless her nurses and doctors as they continue in her treatment Lord...let them love her as we do Lord, ...let them want her pain free as we do Lord...continue to guide their thoughts...their actions...their treatment of her Lord....Father, surround this precious family during this rough time....grant them YOUR peace and grace on this part of the trail ...Lord..that as they get to the other side....as they get to that place where there is a complete healing LORD.....they find themselves like the birds of spring.....they find themselves singing....and praising...and dancing ......for the new day is dawning Lord....that new day is filled with complete healing..it is painfree....with YOU as it's center ....and with the body of Christ giving thanks for all that YOU have done..........IN JESUS' NAME......AMEN......
Hey Janet and Erin and family. We are all here thinking of you and wanted to let you know. My heart breaks reading your blogs. Your strength and faith is amazing. I know that we all take our health for granted and it's not until we go thru a crisis that God makes us realize how important it is. I love you, and want you to know if I can bring anything to you just call. 678-957-6935. Love Always, Celeste
Hey Sweet Girl,
You are such an over-achiever--you know it would be okay if you just skipped a few of the side effects once in awhile. But,the bone pain is a good thing--that means your body is making new healthy cells. Today is a new day, and I hope one that you feel better. Keep up the good work, and you will be able to go home soon. You are doing such a good job, girl. It is a rough journey, but you continue to show God's glory everyday. We continue to pray for renewal and improved blood counts. We love you,
The Sykes'
Praying without ceasing and believing without doubt! Be strong in the Lord!
Lesley Ratcliffe
Erin,
I pray today will be a better day for you! We love you all!
Love,
Margaret, Pete, Kate and Kara
So, I am sitting here reading a text book for one of my classes... and I came upon the quotation, "For every wreck there is a raft."
For the past several weeks, you have been confined, poked, prodded, restless, and a whole number of other various things... despite all that, your faith and optimism prevail. You have a large team praying for you and cheering you on.
With your blood counts increasing each day, I believe that your raft has arrived. Even though the distance may appear long, keep an eye on the horizon dear Erin, because the shore is in sight.
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Hey Erin!!
I am so glad to hear that your numbers were up!! I really miss you and am continuing to pray. The other day in my math class we were taking prayer requests and one girl said that there is a teacher at Peachtree Ridge with leukemia named Erin. She said she didn't know you but her mom knew somebody who knew somebody..... I thought you would want to know that we are all praying!! Don't lose hope!!
love,
mary claire
Erin...your Daddy was a shining light to us as he praised our Lord while leading our singing. You were in every breath, sweetie! We love you so much...and so don't like hearing of your suffering through those ugly side effects. May knowing of all the prayers that are going up for you be encouragement for you to hang on during those valleys...your mountaintops aren't far behind! "Step by step" He'll lead you, and sometimes those steps feel like "shuffles" but they are still forward. Lots of XXXXX's0000000's,
: )
Susan, Channing and Charles Kirkman
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