The doctors are really happy with Lucy's progress. They say all of her numbers are looking really good. Her liver and spleen are shrinking (they were enlarged) Though she is struggling with some chemo symptoms, they haven't been too bad most of the time. The medical team is taking amazing care of her.
Unfortunately, this first week was just "chemo lite" so that they didn't overwhelm her system too quickly. The real intense chemo is going to start on Thursday. Her side effects should get worse. Please be praying against hard symptoms and for Lucy and us to have the strength to face well whatever comes. It's hard not to be anxious about the coming storm for our sweet girl.
The doctors are warning us that she will most likely need a feeding tube at some point. Lucy would like to put it off as long as possible so we are trying to help her eat well enough to stay healthy. We are also trying to prepare for her hair falling out, which is understandably hard for her. Please pray for God to give us wisdom on how to ease that transition for her.
Naturally, it has been difficult for her to deal with everything emotionally and to prepare for the long season of hospital stays ahead. Please be praying for God to give her peace and strength through this process. And pray that we can serve her well through this time, and not get overwhelmed with worries or exhaustion.
This weekend our niece Keren gave JD a break from the hospital at night. We were able to visit Josiah and JD was able to get some much needed sleep. It was such a blessing. We also felt so blessed by all the gifts sent to us by our church family this weekend. Having everyone's support through this has made such a difference.
Thank you so much for all your prayers. Things are going well but this is just the beginning of a long hard road for our sweet girl.
Prayer needs:
- That the chemo would keep working well.
- For minimal chemo symptoms
- That Lucy would continue improving in her eating.
- That Lucy would have the energy to move around more to help her body through this.
- That God would give us the patience, strength, peace and wisdom to serve Lucy and our boys well through this.
- For sleep for JD at night.
- For my daily headaches and for better sleep for me
-That we would cling to hope despite this trial.
Answers to unprayed prayers:
I have been thinking that it would be really nice for Lucy to have one of those fidget popper toys to play with in bed. But I didn't want to buy anything extra right now. Then yesterday a package came in the mail with three of them! And also, Sunday Lucy mentioned she really wanted some watermelon, which they don't have at the hospital. When I got back to Katie's that night, I found she had bought me some watermelon just because. So I was able to take it to Lucy. What amazing answers to unprayed prayers!
We serve a personal God and there are no maverick molecules. I'm thankful I can trust the one who has our lives in his hands.
A note: If you have sent any gifts send me a text or email about it so I know. Some of the gifts have showed up without identification. Thank you again for your generosity.
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