The pictures below were from day 9 and 10 when dad was still feeling pretty good. No, it was not my dads actual birthday. When a transplant patient finished their chemo and has their stem cell infusion, the nurses call it their new birthday! Technically they are completely wiped out and made new! (What a parallel to what God does in us!!)
If you read my last post, I told you all that the doctors were preparing us for a tougher week. That was an understatement. When I saw him yesterday, he was very weak and nauseous. Last night things went haywire and his heart rate went very high. Hes having rapid heart beat, and so he was put a heart monitor and was given an oxygen mask. He is at his worst point with his white blood count at zero a fever of 102. The doctors assume it will be about 2 or 3 more days like this and have asked that he has no visitors for the next few days.
Our hearts are heavy and we are a bit overwhelmed. We need your prayers!
Of course, your Dad and family have our prayers. Keep staying strong. He's proven he's a fighter and with God and your family fighting along side him, I'm certain there is nothing he can't conquer; even a "rebirth". If you guys need anything, we are always here.
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