sat/day 2.5

Good Morning Prayer Warriors,
Thanks for the prayers. Erin is doing o.k. this morning, a little nausea starting to rear it's ugly head. She had to get blood last night because they have taken so much she doesn't have much left!
Yesterday the Dr came in and said she shouldn't feel like a prisoner. She said these first 4 days were her last chance to get outside and that she should go for a walk. So we asked if we could take her to a restaurant for lunch and she said yes. We felt like renegades (what's new), and went to a mexican restaurant. She loved it. She definitely got all her walking done.
Amanda stayed over last night and they watched a lot of "Lost" because Amanda never saw it. So, they are starting at the beginning. Crazy show!
Again we want to thank you all for praying us all through this journey. We are blessed to have you as friends. Please pray for Erin's whole body as we proceed. They told us yesterday that some of the upcoming drugs could be toxic to her bladder, liver and heart. Specifically the drug she will get on Tues and Wed is toxic to her bladder and they want her to go to the bathroom every hour for 48 hours straight so the chemo doesn't sit in her bladder damaging it. I guess we will bring in an alarm clock and set it to wake us up all night. Yikes. I know God is in control and he has charged His angels to watch over her and His prayer warriors to cover her constantly. I got an e-mail from an sweet friend that I want to you to read.

We are pressing in on the prayer. When Erin was initially diagnosed I signed up for the "prayer slot" of 3:00-3:30 PM, as I was always in the carpool line for Harrison and it was a consistant reminder to pray----Strangely, I often woke up at 3:00 AM---So I learned to pray then too! So several weeks after Erin's party I started waking up at 3:00 AM--and I said, "God, I need my sleep"---Although, as the Holy Spirit often does, when we awake and pray in obedience, we usually do not feel tired or worn out in the morning. So, I started praying for Erin---just in general, as I didn't really know what to pray for. Several weeks later, Lauren called me late in the evening and had heard (through Facebook maybe?) that Erin had had more tests and the shocking, sad news of the cancer. I was filled with sadness and anger....how could this be?......but in turning to God I am aware that he was setting in place prayer warriors before the cancer had been found again. Know that we all wish there was some physical, tangible thing we could do---walk over hot coals, scream so loud we would scare off the cancer---it is so FRUSTRATING to sit back and watch Erin (and her family) endure all of this-----so, we pray, and we pray and we intercede, knowing that God is hearing our prayers------Always remember that you are loved----Lisa
Isn't it amazing how God works in advance of our needs! Praising!! hugs, janet

"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up." James 5:15