Today started the second round of Janice's chemo. She has been really good the past few days and I hated to see her get her legs kicked out from under her again, but such is the world of chemo. We were surprised and a bit discouraged when they told us the blood test showed a low white cell count and they were questioning whether or not to do the chemo treatment today. Every chemo patient wants to stay on schedule in order to get through in the expected time frame. Prov. 3:5-6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding, ...and He will direct your paths." I didn't feel much like trusting the Lord today, but He didn't leave me much choice. And, of course, He came through again. The doctor decided it wasn't that bad and to go ahead with the treatment. Then we found out her potassium level was low and we needed to get a perscription for potassium pills. The story of Walgreens and the potassium pills is another whole story that I will not bore you with now. For those of you who are praying, here is the requests: 1) That the white cell count will come up and not be a problem, and that she can stay on schedule. They said the fact that it is a problem so early in treatment means it will probably continue to be. But our Lord can fix that with no effort at all. 2) That Janice will be protected from infection, which is the problem with the white cells being down.
"He will not be afraid of evil tidings;
His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord."
Guess I need to quit getting so shook over those evil tidings. The cancer battle seems to have a fair share of them. Thanks again for the prayers. You guys are the fuel for the battle.
Kent
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