"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."It has been overwhelming to us to see how many are surrounding us with love and care as Jim remains in the hospital. This picture shows just a sample of the different dishes that were filled with wonderful meals. We have been provided food, child care, house cleaning as well as lawn care and more. I have a friend who calls me daily to see how I am doing and to ask how she can help for each day. We've received wonderful cards, comments and emails. So many have become the hands and feet of Jesus to us. God has always shown Himself faithful in meeting our needs. Thank you doesn't seem adequate to express how grateful we are for all the love and care that has been shown to us.
We've been told that the journey we are taking with battling this leukemia is like a roller coaster ride filled with both good and bad days. Today was a turn around from yesterday for both Jim and me. Jim received platelets and two units of blood which may have helped to give him some energy. He does not have any pain today, and we are counting it as answered prayer that the mouth sores he was experiencing seemed better today compared to yesterday. The doctor added another medication to help with these sores which will hopefully make it easier for Jim to eat.
It was a beautiful day in Fort Wayne today with the leaves just beginning to turn colors. Fall is a favorite time of the year for Jim. We were given permission to take a walk outside the hospital to enjoy the weather and see some of the leaves. We went out the side entrance of the hospital and walked all the way around to the front entrance, sat for a while on a bench, and back to his room. I loved going for a stroll with Jim as he had his sense of humor again and was cracking jokes to make us both smile. Thanks for reading this update. Please continue to pray specifically that Jim would find relief from the mouth sores and for complete healing of this disease. Our God is good and He is the faithful one.
3 comments:
I am so glad that you are in such a supportive church. We continue to pray every day for you. Your blogs are so well written, I think you could turn them into a book for others dealing with cancer. We have colds now, but hope to make it out to Ft. Wayne in the not too distant future for a little visit.
Sally
I have not been able to follow this until recently. Know that we are praying for you and will continue to do so throughout this ordeal.
May God grant you peace, comfort and healing in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sincerely,
B. Baker
Jim, Marilyn and boys,
Our hearts ache for you and we have been praying for Jim's complete healing. We are so happy to be able to follow Jim's journey now with this blog. We have found our blog to be so helpful in getting the word out to many about Karson's similar battle with leukemia.
We know every situation is unique and so although we can relate, we can't imagine what your family is going through. We're so sorry. We do however relate to reading blood counts, crazy names of chemo drugs, many chemo phases, transfusions, and feeling like Lutheran Hospital is a "Home Away from Home." We also used the term "new normal" to describe our lives after Karson's diagnosis as you did in a previous post. It's not a life that either of us would have chosen, is it? However, we believe with you that our Mighty God is faithful and HE will sustain us through it all. To HIM be the glory!!
Praying and Fighting with you!!
The Cabes
Karson's Blog: http://web.mac.com/eccchristy/Site/Blog/Blog.html
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