Today is Day 11, since the stem cells were put back in my body. While they have been maturing, the chemo has continued to effectively wipe out my bone marrow. My blood numbers seem to show that I have bottomed out. Our prayers are that any day now we will see those blood numbers begin to bounce back up. That will be a clear indication that the stem cells are doing their thing by making new bone marrow.
My Mom often said to us kids, "patience is a virtue." We are having some trouble being virtuous! Up until now, the motto has been "it has to get worse before it gets better." We can't wait for the "get worse" to be finished and "gets better" to begin. Please pray with us as we know you have been.
Hey Brian, we have you in our prayers. John and Teresa
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