DAY -6 AND COUNTING

I am at Baylor University Medical Center in the Roberts building and am already hooked up to the life saving poison they begin the treatment with.
All went as scheduled until the appointment with doctor Berryman on Monday afternoon when he discovered from my counts that the leukemia was back and beginning to grow again. All the small syptums I had been having were a good tip off but of course we moved as quickly as we could! Dr. Berryman decided to pull a bone marrow core first thing Tuesday morning to see how extensive it was, the count had to be lower than 20% cancer cells or the transplant would be posponed for another 4 weeks while I did another round of chemo. Of course all our hearts sank and the tears began to flow. He told us to take it to a higher power and pray and tell all of our friends to pray. That we did, because of my kids facebook lit up like a billboard and my little text message fingers began to fly. Needless to say it was a very restless night but a lot of time to spend with the Lord. I have a feeling He heard my name that night much more than He felt He needed to. Wes and I did so feel lifted up.
Tuesday morning we went to have the bone marrow draw at 9 and they pretty much knocked me out for that and then I went straight to another building to switch out the Hickman to a Pic line as a means to put in the drugs. That turned out to be a surgery and I was really knocked out and in the recovery room for hours. Finally got to a real room where I tried to wake up and see what was going on. Finally about 3:30 we heard the news that there were only 3% leukemia cells and the transplant was back on schedule. Many shouts, tears, and thank you Jesus followed as we celebrated the good news. Who knew we would ever celebrate putting poison in our system to make things better-all I know I am praising God for it!
Chemo hasn't been bad they are very proactive here about side effects, they try to ward them off before the problems arise. Everyone is wonderful, many are believers and share their faith eagerly! Yesterday my insurance advocate that helped through all the insurance bad stuff, came to visit me and she is such a delight. She is Indian and I often wondered about her faith and yesterday we got to talk and she is a believer and that thrilled my heart! God gives us little gifts all along the way.
Last night I could meet with our Bible Study class in Midland and what a blessing that was. Got to see all of their sweet faces on Skype and also to hear Beth do her lecture. Is great to still be attached! Thank you internet.
I shared a story with the girls last night I would like to share with yall about God giving us little gifts that sometimes we don't even recognize until a little later. We were all so caught up in fighting with insurance companies and rushing everyone up to avoid an extra round of chemo I guess we lost sight of what God was handing us to help up through the bogg. When I got on the Baylor campus they handed us a notebook all about transplant from beginning to end. Two things really caught my eye and heart and I had to stop and thank the Lord for ours. First finding an unrelated donor usually takes from 4-6 months and sometimes years, sometimes never. My donor was located within one day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Secondly it takes donor examination information clearance about 6 months and mine was through in 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The most incredible one is that he was a perfect match 6 out of 6. They will accept even a 4 out of 6 for a transplant, so I felt incredibility blessed from all of this.He never lets us down or forgets where we are, just sometimes we get so caught up in all the stuff of every day we don't see them. I'm so glad He has us in the palm of His hands even when we feel we are floundering in a whirlpool. He never leaves us or forgets us! Praise Him!
I leave you with some words from Beth but most importantly from the Word:
Lord, according to Your Word, hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life (Prob 13:12). Lord, You are keenly aware of any hopes that have been deferred in my life. Help me to put my hopes in You, for You will fulfill my longings.
Wonderful Savior You tell me that there is surely a future hope for me, and my hope will not be cut off (Prov 23:18). When I hope in you, Lord, I will renew my strength. I will soar on wings like eagles; I will run and not grow weary, I will walk and not be faint (Isa 40:31) (one of my favorite verses)
Lord, help me hear this word as one from You to me: "So there is hope for your future,"declares the Lord (Jer 29:17)
We as believers all have a hope and should never forget that so in the low days that follow help me pray never to loose sight of that because I'm betting on the other side of this are great things for me and my family. Can't wait. Luv you all and remember God is good------------------all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!