Holding on Tight

This was a sweet moment at our home when Kyle crawled into his Dad's lap and just hugged Jim for a long time. I love how he held on tight to his Dad. So much love and security there.

Just as Kyle holds on tight to his Dad, we are holding on tight to our heavenly Father as we continue this journey of battling leukemia. We give Him the praise for how he has held us through this ordeal so far and we trust Him for the days to come.

Jim went in for a blood draw this morning. His platelets and white blood cell count are low which was expected, but they are on the upswing and are higher than they were last Friday. He is no longer neutropenic and he has the okay to be out in public among healthy people and his diet restrictions have been lifted. His hemoglobin, however, is low and a transfusion is required for that. Hemoglobin carries the oxygen in the blood. Jim expected that he might need a transfusion because he has been a little short of breath at times. He will receive the transfusion tomorrow morning. Jim's next appointment will be on Friday when he will see his doctor. We will find out for sure on Friday when he will be admitted again for the next round of chemotherapy, but we are expecting it to be on Monday, December 15.

We appreciate your prayers. Pray that Jim could enjoy some days of feeling good and have some energy again before his next round of chemo.