Thank you for your prayers....today marks 69 days without a transfusion...God is SO good!!!!

City of Hope told me today that the Donor rescheduled her physical to September 23, but wants to harvest stem cells on October 7/8; everything depends on the results of her physical, so it's not certain when I will be admitted even though they still want to begin September 28...we WAIT upon the Lord for His timing.....I certainly pray for this 43 year old woman who is generously giving "life" to me, that if she doesn't know the Lord, that through this process she will!!!

I was beginning to feel anxious the other day, with Bill being away to help care for his Dad, hearing how exhausted he is arranging and going to doctors, trying to arrange 24/7 home health care and then up all hours of the night as his Dad doesn't sleep longer than 1-2 hours at a time, he hasn't been able to get much sleep either; then me being on the phone with several transplant nurses and City of Hope wondering how to schedule our home life for when I'm gone; and helping Abbey with being back to school, homework and projects, well God stepped in and gave me comfort from a devotional on 1 John 4:18 "Perfect love drives out fear".....'Perfect loves drives out fear-that love is the supreme weapon against fear; when I truly understand how much God loves me, fear leaves my heart like darkness when the sun rises, that's because love always says 'I want the best for you - always; I have in mind your ultimate good, not just your present comfort; My love includes discipline, for I care too much for you to allow you to become a spoiled brat. The best thing I can know during a difficult time is that the One who allows that difficulty is the One who loves me more than anyone else does in the whole universe. No I may not understand the state of affairs, but I know He loves me ----deeply.' by Darlene Sala ......WHEW...God certainly calmed me down...AMEN for HIS GREAT LOVE to each us!!!!!