Monday 3/31

Hello blogger buddies, We just got back from Erin's bone marrow biopsy. She did great! We had a long wait prior to the procedure which unsually increases her anxiety, but Erin sat and read a book and was very calm for the biopsy. So, it has been a long day, but all went well and they said we could call on thursday for results. Erin begged them to let her go on Spring Break with the youth but it was a BIG NO. I knew it would be but she just had to ask. She loves nothing better than going to Panama City with 130+ teenagers for 4 days. I guess I will just have to short sheet her bed while you are gone to make her feel like part of the group. Pranks between family are not against the rules! Ya'll can bring her back some sand and paint the bottom of her feet. :-)

Thanks for continuing to petition on Erin's behalf for complete healing. We will let you know as soon as we know. Then we can celebrate some more!! Thanks for always cheering us on, it really helps!! I can't tell you how much!!

"A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones." Proverbs 15:30

Have a great week, we intend to!! love, janet

Sunday 3/30

This is the Day that the Lord has made and we are celebrating it!! Just got back from church. What a wonderful reception from our church family! God got a standing ovation for Erin's return. We were definitely praising Him for all the blessings in our lives! As God's perfect timing would have it, the sermon today was about celebration. Great topic for our celebration of Erin's return to strength. Erin loved getting to see all her friends and they definitely loved all over her! I looked over to see her infamous germ-x bottle working overtime. :-) We were so blessed by all the good wishes and prayers offered for her continued healing.

"I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together." Psalm 34:1-3

Tomorrow is her bone marrow biopsy. She is scared of the procedure as usual but anxious to get the good report we have been waiting on. The results will be available in a few days. After these results come in, the Drs will decide if Erin needs a Bone Marrow Transplant. Please pray she does not, it involves a whole other set of chemo and possibly some more serious long term side effects. If she does not need the transplant, she will still have 3 more rounds of chemo to go through. They call them consolidation rounds. I call them insurance rounds! They just insure that the leukemia stays gone. I feel in my spirit that the cancer was wiped out in round two, but we have to hear it from the Drs to be able to say the word remission. To God be the Glory! His provision has seen us through every step of this process and we rejoice in His grace and mercy. Thanks for praising with us in Erin's victories! love, janet

Sat 3/29

Blessings to you, Erin had a "wonder-filled" time at the Relay for Life concert last night. She said the music was awesome and seeing all of the youth from church was overwhelming. They had a good turn out and raised a lot of money for the American Cancer Society. May they soon find a cure!! Thank you all for your generosity!!

"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life." 1Timothy 17-19

Today Erin is feeling great, she is going to a dinner in Athens for her christian sorority, Sigma Alpha Omega, alumni. She is very excited to see all her friends from college. Tomorrow she gets to go to church for the first time in 3 months. Isn't God glorious? Erin wanted me to be sure to tell you about her "Danny Tanner" moment this morning. She actually Purelled her Purell bottle. Crazy germaphobe!! Thanks as always for the continued prayers!! Love, janet

Fri 3/28

Dear Friends, thanks for everything. Erin is feeling well again today and you know what that means, she is shopping. After all she has 3 months to catch up on. Tonight our church is sponsoring a Relay for Life concert at the campground. Erin is excited to go and see everyone. The youth named their team "Rays of Blonshine" isn't that cute? We are blessed and very appreciative of all your love and prayers. Please continue to pray for remission and great numbers. God has been so faithful to answer all of you, so keep up the good work. love, janet

Thurs 3/27

Hey all, Erin is feeling good today, just a little tired from her shopping expedition yesterday. Today we shopped again but this time for a new "do." It was hard to find just the right look. Now that the weather is turning pretty, it's no fun to wear a sock hat everywhere. It was fun! People told her she should go wild, but she didn't. Purple's not wild is it? First she thought she'd go curly like Laura, then she thought she's go super blond like Amanda, but in the end she just went for the closest thing to Erin she could find. Hopefully she won't have to wear it for too long. They say it takes 2-3 months after chemo to get your hair back. And then you never know what color or texture it will be. Purple could actually be her color, who knows?

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" Matthew 6:25-27

Again the Lord shows us His perfect love through His word. Love to you all, janet

Wed 3/26

Hello everyone, Erin just got back from the mall. I think she kissed the floor!! She got her walking in for sure. I think she was excited just to get to drive her car and get out of this house!! Freedom is definitely one of those things we all take for granted. Thanks for being Erin's cheerleaders!! She is blessed by you all. Happy Wednesday!! janet

Tues 3/25

Hello bloggers, Thanks for your patience, i realize this is late for most of you. We just got back from a long day at the clinic. Erin's labs turned out great!! Her WBC is 10.8 and her ANC is 70% of that, so it is awesome. The PA said she can go to church this week and the MALL!! and the movies. Hello, it's like she has her life back!! Of course she still needs to stay "away" from sick people but her immunity is back up so she should be able to withstand mild stuff if she gets exposed. Halleluia, God is good. His timing is perfect!! Turns out she probably could have gone to Easter service but she was afraid the number was a fluke last week so she wanted to double check it today. Doesn't hurt to be cautious!! Her bone marrow biopsy is scheduled for Monday and then it will be another week before we will get the results. So the "R" word will have to wait a bit. But we pray it is going to be the next big news. Thank you thank you thank you for the prayers!! We couldn't do this without all of you and your prayer support.

"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." James 5:15-16

WooHoo, freedom!! love to all , janet

Monday 3/24

Hello, We hope your Easter was wonderful! Erin is feeling fine today and is getting ready to walk on the treadmill as we speak. She has an appt tomorrow at the clinic and with the Dr so maybe we will be able to schedule her next biopsy for later in the week. We never thought we would be anxious to get it done, but we are definitely ready to hear the word remission.

I can't believe it is snowing right now but it is!! Crazy weather!! Wish it would snow 10 inches so we could actually play in it. I know my WV cousins are laughing at me and would be glad to share their snow!!

"Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us." 1John 4:11-12

Thanks for all the love, we are truly blessed by all of you!! As the verse above says, we haven't seen God, but we feel His love through all of you!! Thanks for the prayers. hugs, Janet

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter Prayer Warriors,
Today we are celebrating that Jesus is Risen!! The tomb is empty! Wow, how cool is that?! Erin is feeling fine, bummed she couldn't go to church but happy to be home. Our welcome sign is back out. Her numbers are up so she can have visitors again. Please call ahead to make sure she feels good and only come if you haven't been sick or near anyone who had been sick for the last 3 days. Hopefully with the warm weather coming, we will be out of danger of the flu season!! Thank you all so much for continuing to pray for her healing. We know God is listening!! Love to you all, janet

Sat 3/22

Hey, Just a quick update. Erin feels better today. The sisters are dying eggs and playing cards. What a beautiful day!! Thank you friends for your continued prayer support. We just take it one day at a time and today is a good one. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!! Happy Easter. janet

Good Friday

Hello all. Erin just got back from the clinic. Her WBC was 6.5 which is normal and her ANC was 1235. WOW!! We praise God for normal numbers. So she didn't need any blood products which is awesome. She feels pretty crummy today though. She feels like she is bruised all over and she can't get comfortable. She also has hot and cold flashes at the same time. Half of her body will feel cold to the touch and the other half will be hot. Strange,but we are chalking it up to chemo side effects. The Dr said they will do another bone marrow biopsy in a week or so. At that point we hope to hear the "R" word. Then it will be time for another chemo round in 2 weeks or so. They like to give her a break to get stronger before they start again. She has 3 "consolidation" rounds to go, shorter than the first 2 rounds. The first 2 rounds were called "induction" rounds. It's all quite confusing, but hopefully effective!! Anyway, God is good ALL the time and we are looking forward to a peaceful Easter weekend. He is Risen!! God bless!! love, janet

Thurs 3/20

Go Dawgs! 35-26 at the half. Oh wait, I'm supposed to be updating you on Erin. Erin is doing well today, just watching her Bulldogs and resting. She slept until 11 today. She hadn't slept in 3 days, so she needed to catch up. Sleep is good medicine, especially in your own bed. Thank you Lord for the restoring power of sleep. We are going to the clinic tomorrow for labs. Yesterday her WBCs were 0.3 so we are definitely at the lowest point. On a positive note, she has learned a new/old game. Bill and Erin have been playing Backgammon every night. She is becoming quite the player even though Bill is hard to beat!! We pray you all are getting ready for a wonderful
Easter weekend with your families.

"My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken. " Psalm 62: 1-2

We love you. janet

Going home!! 3/19

Good morning Good and Faithful Friends,
Thanks so much for walking this journey with us. You inspire us to keep our chins up and our eyes on the Lord. Erin had a MUCH better day yesterday. Her pain and nausea subsided, thanks be to God!! She was able to eat and walk her mile. What a difference from the agony of Monday. Isn't it cool to see how God has been answering our prayers? It is so awesome to watch these amazing turn-arounds!! We are so thankful!!


" Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am faint; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are in agony.
My soul is in anguish. How long, O LORD, how long?
Turn, O LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer."
Psalm 6:2-4,9

Isn't that just the verse for Erin!?? WOW!!

We are scheduled to go home this morning, we are just waiting on the Dr. I don't know our numbers yet but I assume they are close to the same...low. Erin really wanted to attend Easter service this Sunday but with her counts so low and her recent temp episode, I think we had best stay home. Please know we miss being there to experience God's presence in worship but we know His presence is with us here as well. Love to you all. janet

Long Day & Night

"My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life." - Psalms 119:50

We are thankful for a new morning and the hope of a better day today! Erin had a rough go of it yesterday, a lot of nausea and severe bone pain and tears as the weariness of the fight caught up with her. She had less pain and nausea last night but got no rest for the seemingly constant interruptions for one thing or another. The praise this morning is that along with reduced pain and nausea, her blood cultures came back negative for infections. The had told us that 85% of the time they never find a cause for the fever and they just treat with antibiotics anyway. She has shown no signs of fever since she has been in the hospital and the doctor just told us she may be able to go back home tomorrow!! Our prayer today is that she will be free of pain and nausea and will get her appetite back so we can get back to the comfort of home.

For those of you interested in the numbers, Erin's WBC is 0.3 which is essentially bottomed out. Her red cells are okay since she got the transfusion on Sunday and her platelets are actually up in the normal range. When we asked about that, they said..."platelets will be platelets" which I guess means its fine. So we are entering the phase where we start focusing on the WBC and the ANC numbers to recover.

Thanks for your continued prayers as they help carry us through! Being awake most of last night I was amazed and comforted to hear the gentle buzz of the prayer pager throughout the night! Blessings - Bill

Happy St Patrick's Day

Dear Family and Friends,
Thanks for your love!! Erin is having a very bad day. This is her low point for this round. She is having a lot of bone pain in her legs. Her pain is 10 out of 10 and the tears break my heart. They can't seem to get the pain under control. They just keep bringing more Dilaudid and it isn't working. Now they gave her Ativan and she is knocked out but when she wakes briefly, she says it still hurts, even while she is asleep. We praise God for the knowledge that bone pain is a sign of regrowth in her marrow. So I guess, no pain, no gain. L&D nurses love that phrase! She is also experiencing alot of nausea and can't seem to keep down the bucket of pills they want her to take. Hopefully, the pain will only last a day or 2, that is how I remember it from the first round. Obviously we are asking for specific prayers for her bone pain and nausea, but I'd also like to add her need to worry to the list. She is a worrier you know!

On the bright side she was able to watch and enjoy the GA basketball game and is proud that they are SEC champs!! Go Dawgs!

"For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." Ephesians 3:14-21

Thanks for the prayers, we are depending on the Good Lord to listen! love, janet

Sun 3/16

Good morning, Erin is back in the hospital. She was running a temp this morning when she woke up so they asked us to come to the hospital. They have done blood cultures and are giving her antibiotics as we blog. Unfortunately, she got hives from the Vancomycin. That is not so good since Vancomycin is one of the big guns for infections. I just keep saying, God knows what He is doing. Erin is really upset by this set-back, she doesn't want to be here. On the good side, we did have a week at home, so if we have to stay a couple of days, it will be o.k. Please pray that they figure out this infection quickly and that we can go home again soon. I praise God that Erin is being so strong through all of this. Thank you for your prayers. More later. janet

Sat 3/15

Happy Saturday everyone,
Good morning and thanks for your prayers!! Erin is up and her stomach is still hurting but her head is better. She says it is the medicine for her stomach pain that makes her head hurt, so we are waiting to see if it starts after she takes her pain medicine. If it's not one thing it's another. We praise God through it all because at least she is at home, and home is good medicine. She was so sick last night that we decided one of us should sleep in her room on the floor in case she needed us. Bill took the first turn and ended up keeping Erin awake with his snoring! I told her it was probably just the storm, but she didn't buy it. She may get better today out of self defense! All in all I think she is doing great. Anything is great compared to the first round!!

"You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you. Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my cry for mercy. In the day of my trouble I will call to you, for you will answer me. " Ps 86: 5-7

Amen to that!! Have a great weekend and thanks for your continued prayers. janet

Fri 3/14

Hey, we just got back from the clinic. Labs were still just above the cut-off, so Erin didn't need blood today. We praise God for that! The less she needs, the better. We go back for her next appt on Tues. Unfortunately, she started feeling yucky last night and continues to feel "not so great" today. Her stomach and head hurt. I asked her if it was my driving but she wouldn't commit. :-) She is just vegging and watching TV. Hopefully I will get some soup in her for lunch. She had fun last night with her sisters. They just hung out. I love having them all home, it gets to be an "event" to have them all here at the same time.

"...I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance." Philippians 1:18-19

Thank you for your prayers. We live by grace!! love, janet

Thurs 3/13

Good afternoon prayer warriors,
Thanks for your continued support and prayers. It has been such a blessing to us to surrounded by such love.

"Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice of God" Ephesians 5:1-2

Erin is feeling fine, trying to take good care of herself, walking on the treadmill and swishing the nasty mouthwash several times a day. She is really doing great! I know it is boring to be so restricted at this time of her life. She sees everyone else continuing their lives and she feels stuck. But honestly she is so positive!! Must be the Holy Spirit in her!

We go to the clinic again tomorrow to check labs and probably get blood products. We'll see. Erin told me to say she is partying like a rock star!! Love to all, janet

Wed 3/12

Good Morning friends,
Erin is doing fine today. Just hanging out watching movies. Not much energy to do anything else. What a beautiful day though!

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." Ps 19:1-4

We are so thankful for this time to reflect on God's glory! love, janet

Tues 3/11

Greetings, We are back from the clinic already. Her labs were good so she didn't need blood or platelets. I was shocked because her fatigue has increased so much I thought surely she needed blood. She has another appt on Friday and will get labs again to see what she needs. So far, so good on the side effects. Her mouth is tender but no sores. Thank you God. And thank you prayer warriors, nice job!! :-) We keep trying to calculate when her treatments will be done so she can schedule some lake time and she is anxious to know what to tell the school. I think she will be done by July. She also wants to put campmeeting in her schedule. So much to do, so many people to see!!

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1

Thanks for your prayers. love, janet

Monday 3/10

Good Morning!
Erin is feeling fine today, just really tired. She walked 30 minutes on the treadmill yesterday and that was all she could do. Of course I think she walks a lot faster on the treadmill than in the hospital hallways. We had the family over last night to celebrate Bill's "non-birthday". He said no more birthdays. Ha! So today we are just resting up for the next Dr visit and praying that all goes well. Thanks for your continued prayers. We hope to report remission to you in the next couple of weeks! Wouldn't that be an awesome gift from our Lord??
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." Matthew 7:7-8
Love you, janet

3/9 Bill's Birthday

Hello Prayer Warriors,
This is the day that the Lord has made and we are rejoicing in it. Thank you for your prayers. Erin is doing fine today. We don't know what her numbers are doing but we anticipate them hitting bottom soon. She has an appt in the clinic on Tues for labs and blood infusion if needed. They will see her 2-3 times a week to check her numbers. Until we are sure they have hit bottom and headed back up again, we should not have visitors. We know there are many of you who have wanted to visit, but the flu kept you away. Thank you for your thoughtfulness! It is so important for us to keep her in "a bubble", so to speak. We will definitely let you know when the welcome sign is back out. In the meantime, she would love a phone call or e-mail to cheer her up. She does get rather bored with her present company. I don't know why... Bill and I are so fun to hang out with!! :-)
I was reading about the persistant widow this morning and was reminded just how important perserverance in prayer is to the believer. Thank you for perservering on Erin's behalf in this most difficult time of her life and ours. We are encouraged by the faith of all of you lifting us up in prayer. We cannot do this alone. God has blessed us indeed with a tremendous faith family. We love you to pieces!!! janet

3/8 a Blustery day

Good Morning! Hope you are enjoying the snow flakes this morning!! We are! Erin slept great last night in her own bed. We praise God for that. I have to admit she was a little scared yesterday leaving the hospital. She is afraid her side effects will hit her while we are home and she won't have the medicines handy to ease her pain. Actually they sent us home with a pain prescription but it is a pill and she got to the point last round where she couldn't swallow anything. But I really believe she won't have it that bad this time. Otherwise, why would they have sent us home so quick?

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:33-34 "Trust in the Lord with all our heart, lean not on your OWN understanding" Prov 3:5

Thanks for all your love in various forms. We feel it and are so blessed to be surrounded by earthly saints!! Thanks for the prayers. We love you all, janet

Hooray! We're Outta Here!!

Greetings friends -

The word for today is prayer. We have experienced first hand the power of prayer and we thank you for lifting us up and for the blessing of God's perfect response! My search found 96 references to prayer in the Bible and I wanted to share three with you today:

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. - Philippians 4:6

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. - Mark 11:24

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. - Matthew 21:22

Speaking of prayer, one of the best known places for prayer is the wailing wall in Jerusalem at the site of the temple and thanks to the Moffat's, Erin's name and prayer request was placed in the wall!! Isn't that awesome??

Erin had a great night last night! It was the last night of chemo for this round...no nausea, they had everything done by midnight and reduced her IV fluids so she had pretty much uninterrupted sleep until 7:00 am. They are telling us they should be able to let us go home shortly after her last chemo push which is at 11:00 am! Then they don't want to see us again until Tuesday in the clinic!!

Erin had an awesome surprise from our friend Amy (she was Amanda's college friend first but has since become part of the family). Amy called Mark Richt (University of Georgia Head Football coach for those of you not from around here) and told him about Erin's situation and last night she came to the hospital with a cool framed autographed photo and personal letter he wrote to Erin encouraging her to "finish the drill"and never give up. Erin was thrilled.... as most of you know she is a true Bulldog fan. Erin's getting quite a photo gallery of the famous and infamous between the new photos of Coach Richt, Matthew McConaughey and of course Drs Moore and Butz. I just want to assure the good doctors that they have retained their place on the window ledge (somehow seems appropriate don't you think??).

On that note I will close for now. We will update when we get home! We thank God for all of you who have so richly blessed us with your love and prayers. Blessings - Bill

Thurs 3/6

Yeah God, another good day here. Erin walked another 2 miles yesterday and is feeling good. She didn't sleep at all last night because they have her on so many fluids that she has to get up hourly. She is in bad need of some REM time. So, when we go home tomorrow she will probably sleep for 12 hours straight. Yeah, we are still on track to go home after her 11 a.m. chemo. God has been faithful to carry her through this round with little trouble. Her numbers are still good and we will pray that as they drop, she will stay free of side effects.

"O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar; You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord." Ps 139:1-4

Thank you Lord for knowing us so well. Thank you also for sending us such awesome prayer warriors!!

Have a Blessed Day, hugs, janet

Wed 3/5

Thanks for the prayers and encouragement! Erin is doing fine, she had a little nausea last night but is o.k. today. She is getting blood as we blog, then we will hopefully go walking. She walked 2 miles yesterday. Today the PA told her she might get to go home FRIDAY! What? I don't dare to dream that big, but Erin is excited. We will see what God has in mind. Her numbers are still good except for the Hct, which is why she is getting blood. Anyway, all is well and we are still taking it one day at a time. Thanks for all the love!! We love you right back!! janet

Tues 3/4

Good Morning!
Erin had a good night, no sleep but no nausea so it's all good. She is currently finishing her breakfast and then we will hopefully go walk. Yesterday she walked her 21 laps in record time. I could barely keep up. All the Drs and PAs keep saying that if her side effects are minimal, she may get to go home next week. We had to hear about 4 people say it before we actually started to believe it. They have made Erin an appt in the clinic for next Tues. Can you stand it?? Home again would be a dream come true. So let's all pray that her side effects are minimal so we can go home. We would have to come to the clinic 2-3 times a week for labs and blood products as needed. They said as long as she can swallow pills and stay away from infection, we can do the rest at home. Wow, thank you Lord. We are blessed and we love sharing all our good news with you!! Thank you for the encouragement and love. Love to you all, janet

Mon 3/3

Good Morning Prayer Warriors,
We are blessed today to say that Erin's nausea has finally subsided. She is feeling much better today. They started her on some steroids last night and I think it must have helped. We are half way through this round already which is awesome, only 4 more days of chemo. WBCs are 2.4, so the numbers are still o.k., it will take them a couple more days to start crashing.

"The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express." Romans 8:26-27.

Thanks for your prayers. love, janet

Sunday 3/2

Good Sabbath, Today is so pretty outside, we are thankful for the window to enjoy it. Erin has been feeling very nauseous these last 24 hours. They have her on a scopolamine patch, the kind you wear when you go on a cruise for seasickness. It doesn't seem to be helping. She is allergic to 3 of the main antinausea meds so her choices are limited. She still stays on Zofran around the clock but it just doesn't work by itself. Anyway, she is battling it all in good humour, she keeps threatening to throw up on me, like she thinks I'm scared!! Ha!

We have a praise for some good news this morning. Her spinal tap came out clean again!! Thank you Lord! I should also list the lack of rash as another praise since they thought it was the chemo that gave it to her last time and she hasn't developed it this time. Must be the M&M therapy from the alternative Drs Moore and Butz.

Please pray for an end to the nausea and the energy to walk and eat. Also for no repeat of the mouth sores. Her counts should start dropping in the next few days and that is when her mouth is in danger. We just had a lovely visit from Erin's cousins from Fl. They were in town for the weekend and came to hug her neck. God has been so good to provide everthing we need when we need it most. We are so blessed by you all!!

"The rigtheous cry out and the Lord delivers them out of all their troubles! "Ps 34:17

Thanks for "crying out" on Erin's behalf. janet

Saturday Morning

Good Morning Friends,


This is the day that the Lord has made....and it looks like it's going to be beautiful!! The doctor told us last night that Erin's WBC was 3.3 (back in the normal range finally) and that the results on the genetics from her bone marrow biopsy showed no abnormalities in the chromosomes which is also good news! While we won't ever know if there were abnormalities before at least we can see that after round one of chemo things look good!

Erin had her spinal tap late yesterday afternoon. It went well except for a brief intermission where Erin had a bout of nausea. Since then the nausea seems to have subsided a bit although she still has a stomach ache. She was able to eat a good dinner and get a few hours of sleep in between visits by the staff to start/stop meds and take vitals. Last night was a relatively light night for the chemo. This round of chemo is similar to the first in that day 1, 3, and 5 are heavy dose days (3 drugs - all given overnight) with lighter doses on days 2, 4, and 6-8 (2 drugs given over a short duration). As it works out, I will be staying with Erin on the light nights and Janet will be with her on the heavy nights....like you all keep saying....God knows what He is doing!!

One other note, we just received Erin's birthday present from Aunt Deb....and we just have to say that Aunt Deb you have outdone yourself this time! Erin is thrilled....(well most of the Blonshine's really)....to have an autographed picture of Matthew McConaughey with a personal note to Erin wishing her well. We'll put it up right next to the picture of Dr. Butz and Dr. Moore....what a contrast!!! ( I just mean...you know....a crack professional medical team...next to a thespian).

We thank God for this day and for all the blessings that he is pouring out on us through all of you!

Bill