Wednesday Night
Greetings!
It has been a long two weeks since we last published and we are not going to try to fill you in on all that has been going on, but only give a few high lights.
Marty is doing pretty good, even though there is good and bad news from the doctors. First, the coddle block she had done about a month ago only helped a little and did not last. So she had an- other one on May 2nd and that too has not seemed to help. So, the discomfort in the back, right hip and leg continues to have to be handled by pain medication. She can not stand in one place very long or it really gets to hurting her.
Today a CBC was done and it too has a mixed message. The WBC has gone up from 2.1 to 4.3 but the Neutrophils only increased from .5 to .9 and they would really not like to see that any lower than 1.5. The HGB went from 10.2 to 9.2 and that is even with the shot she had two weeks ago to help increase the HGB and the PLT were 60, the same as last time. So, that is how that stands, a mixed bag, but we are thankful it was not worse. Praise the Lord!
For whatever reason, Praise the Lord, Marty has had a bit more energy. We are wondering if the red blood cell shots are at least helping that part of things, even if it is not giving her more cells. We really don’t know why, we are just grateful that her energy level has improved. Last Saturday she and Cheryl went out and got flower, tomato and cucumber plants. I thought she was only getting them for two hanging baskets, but she got some for the gardens as well. Well, praise and thanks be to God that she has already been able to get them all planted. We had good weather for it and she worked and rested, worked and rested, etc, until she got it done. So, we will have some flowers, tomatoes and cucumbers this year after all, praise the Lord.
Even though I got an sinus infection and bronchitis, I did have my knee surgery on Friday, April 27th. It went well and so has the physical therapy, so it is progressing right along. I see the doctor on Friday and we will see what he thinks.
Well, it sure seems like summer has arrived, the grass is green and growing, the woods behind us is leafing out and growing back, the wild life is waking up being very active. It is certainly an awesome time of the year. It certainly reminds me of the awesomeness of God’s creation as well as the new life that God gives us. It seems to me that so many of us are so fixed on everything being the way it always has been, and we sure don’t like change. Yet, here in Indiana isn’t change the story of our lives. How does that saying go, if you don’t like the weather today, just wait for tomorrow because it will be different. Did you ever think about the fact that change has a lot of similarities to the changes that comes in our lives? And I truly believe that if we were more willing to consider and accept some change, rather than resisting it all the time, we would feel better, do better, and live better.
I am not exactly sure why God got me started on this thought and/or where God wants me to go with it because there are so many directions I feel I could go with it. One of course is the way that God is using Marty’s illness to change me and lead me to rely more deeply upon Him. You know how God says that when we trust in Him, He will always be with us. That does not mean that difficult things will not happen to us, but that when those things do happen, God will be right there to help us through them. There has been and is no doubt that God is on this journey with us and I for one have found it so, so, so necessary to rely on Him for so many more things in my changing life. Praise the Lord that He has been there and thanks so much to all of you for your prayers, support, and love. God is good, all the time - All the time, God is good.
Have a positive day and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
Greetings!
It has been a long two weeks since we last published and we are not going to try to fill you in on all that has been going on, but only give a few high lights.
Marty is doing pretty good, even though there is good and bad news from the doctors. First, the coddle block she had done about a month ago only helped a little and did not last. So she had an- other one on May 2nd and that too has not seemed to help. So, the discomfort in the back, right hip and leg continues to have to be handled by pain medication. She can not stand in one place very long or it really gets to hurting her.
Today a CBC was done and it too has a mixed message. The WBC has gone up from 2.1 to 4.3 but the Neutrophils only increased from .5 to .9 and they would really not like to see that any lower than 1.5. The HGB went from 10.2 to 9.2 and that is even with the shot she had two weeks ago to help increase the HGB and the PLT were 60, the same as last time. So, that is how that stands, a mixed bag, but we are thankful it was not worse. Praise the Lord!
For whatever reason, Praise the Lord, Marty has had a bit more energy. We are wondering if the red blood cell shots are at least helping that part of things, even if it is not giving her more cells. We really don’t know why, we are just grateful that her energy level has improved. Last Saturday she and Cheryl went out and got flower, tomato and cucumber plants. I thought she was only getting them for two hanging baskets, but she got some for the gardens as well. Well, praise and thanks be to God that she has already been able to get them all planted. We had good weather for it and she worked and rested, worked and rested, etc, until she got it done. So, we will have some flowers, tomatoes and cucumbers this year after all, praise the Lord.
Even though I got an sinus infection and bronchitis, I did have my knee surgery on Friday, April 27th. It went well and so has the physical therapy, so it is progressing right along. I see the doctor on Friday and we will see what he thinks.
Well, it sure seems like summer has arrived, the grass is green and growing, the woods behind us is leafing out and growing back, the wild life is waking up being very active. It is certainly an awesome time of the year. It certainly reminds me of the awesomeness of God’s creation as well as the new life that God gives us. It seems to me that so many of us are so fixed on everything being the way it always has been, and we sure don’t like change. Yet, here in Indiana isn’t change the story of our lives. How does that saying go, if you don’t like the weather today, just wait for tomorrow because it will be different. Did you ever think about the fact that change has a lot of similarities to the changes that comes in our lives? And I truly believe that if we were more willing to consider and accept some change, rather than resisting it all the time, we would feel better, do better, and live better.
I am not exactly sure why God got me started on this thought and/or where God wants me to go with it because there are so many directions I feel I could go with it. One of course is the way that God is using Marty’s illness to change me and lead me to rely more deeply upon Him. You know how God says that when we trust in Him, He will always be with us. That does not mean that difficult things will not happen to us, but that when those things do happen, God will be right there to help us through them. There has been and is no doubt that God is on this journey with us and I for one have found it so, so, so necessary to rely on Him for so many more things in my changing life. Praise the Lord that He has been there and thanks so much to all of you for your prayers, support, and love. God is good, all the time - All the time, God is good.
Have a positive day and God bless.
Marty and Jack
John 3:16
posted by Jack | 9:01 PM
1 Comments:
Glad to hear things are going well, we were all asking Dr Lee how you were doing? Hang in there, we're praying for you!!! David and the gals at St V.
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