There is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that for the first time since she went into the hospital 3 weeks ago, Daisy seems like herself today… a little spunky and playful… just a little.
Her appetite is back with a vengeance, and that is great because she was truly scarily thin. So, her first decent eating and frequent smiles in 3 weeks is great news!
The bad news is that Daisy is extremely neutropenic right now. That means that her white blood cell counts are very very low (not even on the charts really) due to the effects of chemotherapy. So…she basically has no immune system right now. This is to be expected in light of the type of treatment she is receiving, but it’s very dangerous. She cannot leave the house and we cannot have anyone visit.
We would cherish your prayers for the restoration of her immune system and that she would be supernaturally protected while she is neutropenic.
The goal for the next 10 days or so is to keep her from getting sick (getting sick and having a fever of 101.5 or more would constitute an emergency and admittance to the hospital in her state), and to fatten her up before she goes back in for more rounds of chemo in the hospital on August 13.
We can also be praying that the chemo is working, and that the tumor is shrinking and pulling back from the aorta so that it can be removed. Her scan to see if the tumor is shrinking will be somewhere around the first week of September.
As for our family, sometimes we feel very carried by the Lord and strong and at peace… other times we feel as though we are falling apart. Through it all, we know that Jesus is faithful and we are clinging to Him. His love is better than life.
“I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD.” - Psalm 27:13-14
Here is a picture of Daisy and Isaiah fooling around on the computer yesterday.
