Dear Prayer Warriors,
Thanks for the prayers. Erin had her one year bone marrow biopsy yesterday (a bit early) and the procedure went fine. The results won't be in for a week or so. Please pray for clear results. Her labs yesterday looked great. Three of her four liver enzymes are down to normal and we are so excited about that. However her eosinophils are up from 10 to 16 and that is an indication of GVH. She has also been experiencing some joint pain which is a symptom of GVH. So we are waiting to hear if they will adjust her meds again.
Sorry we didn't blog last week but we were at the lake having fun. Erin wasn't able to get in the water because of the immunosuppressants she is still on, so we got her a baby pool. She put it on the dock and filled it with water from the hose and put a float in it. The water was icy but she floated anyway. She also got on the "island" ( a giant float) and took the hose with her so she could float in the lake and have fresh water to spray on herself to keep cool. Creativity will always win out. You can keep the lake out of the girl but you can't keep the girl out of the lake!
Erin is moving out this weekend to her new apartment. She is so excited. So, as you can see, we have many praises and fewer prayer requests as time goes on. We are so thankful to Almighty God for bringing us through this fire! We will blog again when the results come in from the one year biopsy and then we will retire this blog. Again, we want to express our gratitude to all of you for your faithfulness in prayer for Erin. We have been truly blessed by the body of Christ these past two years. We love you all! janet
"If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand O king." Daniel 3:17
We certainly feel like we have been walking around in the fiery furnace. But with God all things are possible and we give Him the glory for Erin's Victory over Leukemia! Hallelujah!
2 comments:
I think the final blog should include a photo of Erin floating in her fresh water pool on the dock at the lake. It's a testament to her willingness to take challenges in stride - a trait that has served her well this past year. It's also a wonderful image for all the prayer warriors to hold in their hearts for a job well done.
We love you, Erin.
JoJo
The ending of this blog is one happy day. I feel like I'm taking a big, deep breath after a year of shallow panting. Those of us who have followed the Blonshine's year of living dangerously, with so much courage and faith and humor, have come away with our own gift of life. thank you so very much for including us.
with great love and hope to you all,
Linda
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