As stated in previous posts, May 6th (yesterday), was my dads first check up to see if his body was ready for the transfusion. He has been injecting himself daily with a medication that would create more white blood cells. Once the doctors saw he had a sufficient amount it would be time for his transfusion and the stem cells will be frozen until its time for the bone marrow transplant. At first the doctors assumed it would take a few days, but sure enough he was ready during this mornings check up! His body has been responding very well to this process. Today's process will take from 6 to 8 hours and if they don't retrieve enough stem cells they'll go for a second round tomorrow. Once this process is complete, dad will be going in for his fourth (extra) chemo next week for four days, then have a week or two off, and then in for the Bone Marrow transplant.
Thank you all for your continuous prayers, keep them coming!!! God has been so faithful through out this entire process and I am certain your prayers have played a huge role in that. We also ask that every please please please be cautious of my dads health. I know you all want to just love on him when you see him, and that is so beautiful, but the chemo makes him very susceptible to germs bacteria and viruses that may or may not be showing on you. So lots of fist pumps and blowing kisses! =)
Please be in prayer for all that is to come and the rigorous physical side effect that will come with the process. Above all please be praying for our hearts, this has been a long an exhausting process and there is more to come. please pray that God would bring us patience and peace!
Blessing of the week: Joey graduated college!!
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