Good Morning Friends and Family,
This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice together!! God has brought us many old and new friends through this experience. He has deepened our relationships and refocused our hearts on Him. Our perspectives have shifted. We are so grateful for this new outlook and pray that God continues to reveal His will in our lives and in how we love. It's like we have new ears and new eyes. I pray we will also develop a new voice. We are eternally grateful for the love you all have been sharing with us. Please continue praying for healing. We go back tomorrow for labs and then wait for the results to see if we are to stay for chemo. Glorify His name in all you do today. hugs, janet
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Sat 2/23
Dear Prayer Warriors,
Thanks for the prayers, we feel them. Our day has been quiet, just watching TV, walking on the treadmill and reading. It is a different kind of cabin fever than the hospital, it's peaceful but boring none the less. Erin has always been such a busy girl, the mall is calling her hourly to see where she is. She is just so scared to go anywhere because the flu is rampant and her numbers are still too low to be out there. The youth are having a prayer service for her tomorrow night and she really would love to be there but just can't. Know that she will be there in spirit. She is so grateful for all the prayers sent up for her. God is working!! Please pray for her marrow to fully recover so we can get this second round underway and get on with the healing!! I just know remission is close!!
We love you!! janet
Thanks for the prayers, we feel them. Our day has been quiet, just watching TV, walking on the treadmill and reading. It is a different kind of cabin fever than the hospital, it's peaceful but boring none the less. Erin has always been such a busy girl, the mall is calling her hourly to see where she is. She is just so scared to go anywhere because the flu is rampant and her numbers are still too low to be out there. The youth are having a prayer service for her tomorrow night and she really would love to be there but just can't. Know that she will be there in spirit. She is so grateful for all the prayers sent up for her. God is working!! Please pray for her marrow to fully recover so we can get this second round underway and get on with the healing!! I just know remission is close!!
We love you!! janet
Friday, February 22, 2008
Friday 2/22/08 Back Home
Greetings friends and prayer warriors!
Today's word is Patience. Bill here...and we just got back home from Emory. They did the bloodwork and not much change from before. Erin's white cell count was 1.6 and her ANC was 640. We did not see the doctors but they reviewed the results and told us to come back on Monday. So, looks like another marathon movie weekend at the Blonshine household. We continue to hold fast to the knowledge that God's timing is always perfect and that He is in control!
On a side note, we did watch Lost last night...both the enhanced version of last week's show plus the new episode and frankly we remain somewhat confused. So if anyone has figured it all out, let us know!
I found this scripture today regarding patience:
"And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. " - Colossians 1: 9-12
So we joyfully give thanks to God for surrounding us with such tremendous support. Your continued prayers lift us up and are a constant source of comfort to us. May you all be blessed today as you have been a blessing to us! - Bill
Today's word is Patience. Bill here...and we just got back home from Emory. They did the bloodwork and not much change from before. Erin's white cell count was 1.6 and her ANC was 640. We did not see the doctors but they reviewed the results and told us to come back on Monday. So, looks like another marathon movie weekend at the Blonshine household. We continue to hold fast to the knowledge that God's timing is always perfect and that He is in control!
On a side note, we did watch Lost last night...both the enhanced version of last week's show plus the new episode and frankly we remain somewhat confused. So if anyone has figured it all out, let us know!
I found this scripture today regarding patience:
"And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. " - Colossians 1: 9-12
So we joyfully give thanks to God for surrounding us with such tremendous support. Your continued prayers lift us up and are a constant source of comfort to us. May you all be blessed today as you have been a blessing to us! - Bill
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Thurs 2/21
Hello friends, Thanks for your continued prayers, we are blessed to have you on our team. God is working through all of our prayers to draw us closer to Him. Erin is feeling fine and just walked an hour on the treadmill. No one can say she isn't trying to do her part to stay strong. Thanks to God for always providing the strength she needs for life!! "Blessed are those who whose strength is in you" Ps 84:5
So we are to go back for labs tomorrow at 11:00 and then see what happens. We will certainly keep you informed as we go. Please pray for our peace as we rev up again for the possible start of round 2. And the grace to wait if the labs are not up enough. One step at a time, with God's help, we will overcome!! We love you all. janet
So we are to go back for labs tomorrow at 11:00 and then see what happens. We will certainly keep you informed as we go. Please pray for our peace as we rev up again for the possible start of round 2. And the grace to wait if the labs are not up enough. One step at a time, with God's help, we will overcome!! We love you all. janet
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Wed 2/20
Good Evening, Not too much to report today. Yesterday was so exhausting, we just vegged today, ran some errands and hung out. Erin did log some more hours in her car today, which was exciting. We are so thankful that God is in control of all of this, otherwise we would think we were spinning our wheels yesterday. Alas, no, He was working, as always, on the big picture. We trust that His timing is perfect. We are blessed to rest in His Holiness. We love you, janet
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
update for Tues
Well there is a glitch in the matrix at Emory. They had us come in for labs and gave us the results as I said before. Then we waited in the holding room for 4 hours and they admitted us to room 606. We then proceeded to unpack a considerable amount of STUFF, (it took Bill 3 trips to the car). The PA came in and told us he would do the Lumbar puncture soon, which thankfully never happened. Two hours later our Dr came in and said Erin's numbers aren't recovered enough and they sent us home. We are to go back on Fri for blood tests again and if they aren't up enough, we would go back again on Mon. I reported an ANC of 900 which is what they told us, then they changed it to 700 which is still good but they want it to be over 1000 before they hit her again with the chemo. Apparently they want her marrow to be well recovered because the chemo regimine she is on is so harsh. Are you confused? Me too!! I praise God for all of this because obviously we want what is best for Erin. I am thankful the PA didn't do the Lumbar Puncture before we saw the Dr. and I am thankful Erin is such a positive and forgiving person. You know it takes a considerable amount of mental prep for all of us to get ready to go back. Please join us in praising God for the wisdom He has given the Dr. and pray for the patience we need to watch and wait. I have felt a peacefulness these past couple of days and I know it is the Holy Spirit answering your prayers, thank you!! janet
Tues 2/19
Well here we are at Emory waiting on a room. They have us in a holding room for now until our room is ready. In the meantime Erin did have some labwork. You won't believe this but her ANC is 900, yes 9-0-0!!! Remember they were wanting it to get to 500 before they would let us go home. Well it finally got to the point where we can "go home" and we are already back. Anyway, it is VERY encouraging to us to know she is at good levels to restart this process. God's timing is perfect as usual!!
Erin's Christian sorority had a prayer and healing service for Erin last night and Laura was able to go. What a Blessing to have all her friends come together to pray for her. See what beauty God brings through the unity of the body of Christ!! Thank you ladies!!!
Erin is feeling well today, a little nervous as you can imagine. She walked an hour yesterday on the treadmill and drove her car around on a couple of errands. Just trying to cram in a little last minute fun before today. Thank you all for your loving support and prayers. We are blessed!! love, janet
Erin's Christian sorority had a prayer and healing service for Erin last night and Laura was able to go. What a Blessing to have all her friends come together to pray for her. See what beauty God brings through the unity of the body of Christ!! Thank you ladies!!!
Erin is feeling well today, a little nervous as you can imagine. She walked an hour yesterday on the treadmill and drove her car around on a couple of errands. Just trying to cram in a little last minute fun before today. Thank you all for your loving support and prayers. We are blessed!! love, janet