Tuesday Night
Greetings to all – at long last!
Sorry, it has been about 4 days since I last wrote and we published. It has been kind of busy and I just kind of needed to get “around to it” and as you well know I never did.
Marty is doing better as far as her infection in her sinuses which did go down into her bronchial tubes. She has been doing a lot of night coughing, but her throat, voice and all are doing better. She is planning to sleep in the lazy boy tonight, in hopes that she will not cough as much. We will see how that works. She has been doing some cleaning today, and thus showing more energy than she has had since getting home from the hospital the last time. Praise the Lord! So,she should be tired enough to sleep pretty good tonight.
We are now at 2 days and 8 days away – 2 days until the bone marrow biopsy is done and 8 days until we get the results. It will be good to get those results and confirm Dr. Lee’s feelings and the fulfillment of our prayer requests.
The calendar verse for today is an awesome one. It is from Psalms 145:1 and reads: “I will exalt you, my God and King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.” For me it is such an awe-some verse because I really do feel the verse in my heart and life. It is very personal for me, because of God, of Marty, of you, of the congregation, and all of the prayers and support we have received from so many. God has seen to it that we have been surrounded by His grace and love and that is to be exalted. I am also so grateful for the strength and all that Marty has had during the treatment she has endured; what faith and stamina and determination and positive thinking, and love for God and for life she has shown. Again, God is to be exalted and praised for the ways Marty has let His light shine. Praise the Lord!
Two of the messages, among a number of them, that I keep thinking about that I believe God has sent to me are: first, when the doctor asked Marty to talk to one of her patients because Marty had come through the treatment so well, had done all the right things, and had the right attitude and this patient was having a lot of trouble. The second one is from the last day at St. V’s and a nurse, who has been working on 6 south for 8 years now, told me that in that period of time she has seen very, very few patients, other than Marty, that have gone through the treatment that Marty went through that did not end up in ICU at least one time during the treatment. Praise the Lord! God speaks to me through these experiences by saying that when we put our faith and trust in Him, when we do our part, we will know His presence, He will use us to glorify Him, and He will see to it that His will is done. For all of this “I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.” Amen!
Obviously, I have written this from my perspective, my heart, and Marty may wish to express her feelings and perspective at some time in entirely different words and phrases but we are indeed both in agreement that we exalt God for His important part in our lives the last 6 months. We look forward to the results that we will receive in 8 days with gratitude to God and with the expectation that God has more for Marty to do on this earth, and that His will to accomplish that has been done. Praise and thanks be to God!
And again we express to you and to God our thanks for your support, prayers, and love that have been so encouraging and helpful. And we pray that they will continue to be there as Marty continues to gain strength and as we pray for it to be God’s will that the AML be and remain in remission for a long time to come.
By the way, much earlier on in the blog we indicated that a bone marrow transplant would be a cure for AML if it could be done successfully. Well, we are now learning that is not really correct. It seems that a transplant, even from a sibling, is just another way to put AML into remission. However, there does seem to be some evidence that it might last longer than any other method, and a sibling transplant will usually last the longest and be the easiest to do successfully. At this time we do not discern that God is leading us in that direction. At this time, we believe that God wants Marty to get her strength back, do her nursing, and glorify Him with her ministry and life. Praise the Lord!
We will probably be back before, but if not we will let you know the results in 8 days.
Be positive and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
Greetings to all – at long last!
Sorry, it has been about 4 days since I last wrote and we published. It has been kind of busy and I just kind of needed to get “around to it” and as you well know I never did.
Marty is doing better as far as her infection in her sinuses which did go down into her bronchial tubes. She has been doing a lot of night coughing, but her throat, voice and all are doing better. She is planning to sleep in the lazy boy tonight, in hopes that she will not cough as much. We will see how that works. She has been doing some cleaning today, and thus showing more energy than she has had since getting home from the hospital the last time. Praise the Lord! So,she should be tired enough to sleep pretty good tonight.
We are now at 2 days and 8 days away – 2 days until the bone marrow biopsy is done and 8 days until we get the results. It will be good to get those results and confirm Dr. Lee’s feelings and the fulfillment of our prayer requests.
The calendar verse for today is an awesome one. It is from Psalms 145:1 and reads: “I will exalt you, my God and King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.” For me it is such an awe-some verse because I really do feel the verse in my heart and life. It is very personal for me, because of God, of Marty, of you, of the congregation, and all of the prayers and support we have received from so many. God has seen to it that we have been surrounded by His grace and love and that is to be exalted. I am also so grateful for the strength and all that Marty has had during the treatment she has endured; what faith and stamina and determination and positive thinking, and love for God and for life she has shown. Again, God is to be exalted and praised for the ways Marty has let His light shine. Praise the Lord!
Two of the messages, among a number of them, that I keep thinking about that I believe God has sent to me are: first, when the doctor asked Marty to talk to one of her patients because Marty had come through the treatment so well, had done all the right things, and had the right attitude and this patient was having a lot of trouble. The second one is from the last day at St. V’s and a nurse, who has been working on 6 south for 8 years now, told me that in that period of time she has seen very, very few patients, other than Marty, that have gone through the treatment that Marty went through that did not end up in ICU at least one time during the treatment. Praise the Lord! God speaks to me through these experiences by saying that when we put our faith and trust in Him, when we do our part, we will know His presence, He will use us to glorify Him, and He will see to it that His will is done. For all of this “I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.” Amen!
Obviously, I have written this from my perspective, my heart, and Marty may wish to express her feelings and perspective at some time in entirely different words and phrases but we are indeed both in agreement that we exalt God for His important part in our lives the last 6 months. We look forward to the results that we will receive in 8 days with gratitude to God and with the expectation that God has more for Marty to do on this earth, and that His will to accomplish that has been done. Praise and thanks be to God!
And again we express to you and to God our thanks for your support, prayers, and love that have been so encouraging and helpful. And we pray that they will continue to be there as Marty continues to gain strength and as we pray for it to be God’s will that the AML be and remain in remission for a long time to come.
By the way, much earlier on in the blog we indicated that a bone marrow transplant would be a cure for AML if it could be done successfully. Well, we are now learning that is not really correct. It seems that a transplant, even from a sibling, is just another way to put AML into remission. However, there does seem to be some evidence that it might last longer than any other method, and a sibling transplant will usually last the longest and be the easiest to do successfully. At this time we do not discern that God is leading us in that direction. At this time, we believe that God wants Marty to get her strength back, do her nursing, and glorify Him with her ministry and life. Praise the Lord!
We will probably be back before, but if not we will let you know the results in 8 days.
Be positive and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
posted by Jack | 9:04 PM
1 Comments:
Dear Marty and Jack, What a great blog! Your faith and belief in God's perfect healing is so reaffirming. My prayers for you at the bone marrow biopsy.
Love, Joan
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