Battling Ba-kemia

May 1, 2015

“Wait, who has Ba-kemia?”
“You do, Bud, remember?”
“Oh yeah, right. I do.”

Phase 4 is now over. He did it. We did it. HE did it.

Today Theo’s counts were not high enough to begin Phase 5. His platelets have gone up this past week which means he’s making platelets on his own now. Praise God.

Theo’s hemoglobin dropped 3 points this week from an 11 to an 8. (It was only an 11 because of his transfusion two days prior.) Our doctor explained that now is the time for Theo’s body to kick in and start producing red blood cells on its own. She has no doubt that this will happen, it just isn’t happening yet.

This will be a week of rest of Theo. We will return next Friday for another check-up. And if he starts crawling up the stairs again before Friday, we’ll know his 8 dropped even lower.

There are moments when we feel just the tiniest bit excited inside, as it slowly sinks in that just maybe we all survived Phase 4. There are also moments of doubt and fear, when we wonder if there are any surprises around the corner, or if this is too good to be true. Our uncertainty is a great reminder that we rely wholly on the Lord day to day whether we realize it or not.

Thanks for reading along with us.

Happy Friday

Proverbs 3:5&6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.