I went to Dallas today for a bone marrow biopsy. Yesterday, a dear friend prayed that there would not be any pain. For some reason, this had never occurred to me, and this was by far the smoothest procedure to date. The only pain I felt were the pricks of lidocaine. On the way up, I listed to an incredible sermon by Bill Johnson that had some amazing healing testimonies, and while waiting the extra hour for the biopsy I spent some time in the book The Spiritual Disciplines by Foster. The former talked about enjoying the journey while waiting for the breakthrough, and the chapter that I was reading was about Christian meditation. Needless to say by the time the PA arrived, I was prepared for a victory. The kiddos were with an incredible babysitter in Waco. It was so nice to have her take care of them for the day. They visited (and tried to capture) her fish and had some lunch at Pei Wei.
We went to Utopia this weekend for some great time with family. There never seems to be quite enough time for us to do everything we would like. This trip's highlight was Van and Gil taking the kiddos fishing at a friend's dock while the rest of us watched Avi and took care of lunch up the stairs under the shelter. It was great. Tricia and Carly found a great stash of fossils along the creek, so we collected while Avi sat and patted the water at the edge. Cade discovered the hard way how to identify leeches and Zane forgot to wait for a swimsuit before getting in the creek, but all in all it was pretty neat. All 12 of us loaded up in Dad's truck, most of us soaking wet with caliche smears and pockets full of fossils for a sightseeing trip up the mountain.
The previous day Van had a great kayaking trip down the Sabinal and saw wild hogs and a huge owl, so I felt like he actually vacationed on his vacation day. Later, he bought a beautiful watercolor of the upper Sabinal that my aunt painted. He has looked in half the art galleries in Texas, and he finds the one that he wants in my hometown. Van teases that he married me for my location. Works for me.
I'll go back to Dallas June 3 for results and a chat. Thanks for praying. The Lord is at work.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
May 20, 2010
While Avi was in the bathtub and Zane was determined to be the one to wash her hair, I finally got the phone call. In between screams I learned:
The 10/10 person didn't pan out, so we're probably going with the 9/10 person. The doc said that the 9/10 person is a good match. I have a bone marrow biopsy on Mon or Tue, and I have a doctor visit on June 3 (don't know times yet). The doc really wants to look under the microscope again before doing a transplant. I won't have any more info than that before tomorrow. It might be a few more weeks before we have a plan. (Seems like I've said that before.) At least the paint cans got deposited.
We moved Zane's Ear appointment to today at 3:15 because he has been waking up in the middle of most nights with ear pain, and we don't want to wait any longer if ear tubes could help him. We're concerned that it also may affecting his hearing and speech.
In all of this, we are once again challenged with where we put our trust. We decided from the get-go that we put our trust in the Lord and His healing power, and that we and the medical community are in His hands.
We ask you to continue praying about Zane and me, and pray big. Our God is perfectly capable of taming a storm.
Van has a vacation day tomorrow, so we are headed to Utopia. He also has some vacation/CME days scheduled for this summer, but it has been hard to figure out where to go and who all is going given my uncertain health status. At the very least, it will involve a mountain range and my rugged man, though.
In the midst of our mess, our sweet kiddos are growing. Avi is very much into her shoes, and insists on wearing them from the moment she wakes up. She doesn't care if she is just in a diaper, the shoes must be on. She also loves to carry around little board books and talk about what is in them. Avi's learning how to hang with her brothers now that she can climb onto the couch. She joines them in their blanket/pillow/stuffed animal adventures. Zane is in the middle of things, too, with a fist full of coins that he carries around night and day. A couple of minutes ago in the middle of this pile, Cade asked me, "Mom, can I have a match so I can blow this sucker up?" And the day begins....
The 10/10 person didn't pan out, so we're probably going with the 9/10 person. The doc said that the 9/10 person is a good match. I have a bone marrow biopsy on Mon or Tue, and I have a doctor visit on June 3 (don't know times yet). The doc really wants to look under the microscope again before doing a transplant. I won't have any more info than that before tomorrow. It might be a few more weeks before we have a plan. (Seems like I've said that before.) At least the paint cans got deposited.
We moved Zane's Ear appointment to today at 3:15 because he has been waking up in the middle of most nights with ear pain, and we don't want to wait any longer if ear tubes could help him. We're concerned that it also may affecting his hearing and speech.
In all of this, we are once again challenged with where we put our trust. We decided from the get-go that we put our trust in the Lord and His healing power, and that we and the medical community are in His hands.
We ask you to continue praying about Zane and me, and pray big. Our God is perfectly capable of taming a storm.
Van has a vacation day tomorrow, so we are headed to Utopia. He also has some vacation/CME days scheduled for this summer, but it has been hard to figure out where to go and who all is going given my uncertain health status. At the very least, it will involve a mountain range and my rugged man, though.
In the midst of our mess, our sweet kiddos are growing. Avi is very much into her shoes, and insists on wearing them from the moment she wakes up. She doesn't care if she is just in a diaper, the shoes must be on. She also loves to carry around little board books and talk about what is in them. Avi's learning how to hang with her brothers now that she can climb onto the couch. She joines them in their blanket/pillow/stuffed animal adventures. Zane is in the middle of things, too, with a fist full of coins that he carries around night and day. A couple of minutes ago in the middle of this pile, Cade asked me, "Mom, can I have a match so I can blow this sucker up?" And the day begins....
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