His Timing is Perfect

We received a call from the nurse practitioner at Jim’s doctor’s office. They have not yet received the results of his bone marrow biopsy. They also told him that they would like to delay his next hospitalization for one week. Since he was discharged early with low blood counts, they would like to give him a little more time to become stronger before they knock him back down with the next round of chemotherapy.

We really have mixed feelings about this. Jim was somewhat disappointed. He was ready to take the next step in this process to get it over with and hopefully feel better again by Thanksgiving assuming he was going on to the Consolidation Phase. I am quietly happy to have him home for one more week – another week of normalcy for Kyle and the rest of the family – however, I, too, was hoping that Jim would be back on track for the holidays.

We have been very settled this week as we wait for the results of the bone marrow biopsy. Whichever way it goes, we know that the Lord has it all in His hands. As I think about the timing of Jim’s blood counts returning to normal so we could attend the marching band state finals as a family, I am content to trust God with the timing of Jim’s next treatments and the upcoming holidays. He loves us more than we can even understand, and we know – from past experiences - that His timing is perfect.

Thank you for your continued interest and prayers for us. Please continue to pray that Jim’s bone marrow biopsy would show little or no leukemic cells so that he can continue on to the Consolidation Phase of treatment. And pray that he would be completely healed of this disease.