Homegirl..

Still going well at home..yes, still some of the usual complications, but manageable..Currently, she has a back pain, muscle discomfort that is excruciating. One of those pains we all have experienced, whereby you move a certain way, and your breath is interuppted, or almost taken away. Wow, of all the complications she has had this one had to come on...But there is some relief at times. She can sit or lie down a certain way and feel a dullness, and sometimes even a total dismissal of the pain. HEY! GREAT news, the platelets were 80K Thursday! That's just awesome, awesome. Haven't seen this number in over TWO years! The white count dropped to 2.4, but no need sound alarm button. This is still OK. We don't have to wear a mask in the home. That's cool. Becky has to have a bone marrow 'draw' next Friday. Just part of the process. Just want to make sure the marrow is lookin good, and with the steady increase of platelets, we think it ishould look OK.. looks there is a good "production team" assembled! But, of course, must wait to hear from Dr. Snyder...
It is so nice to get family orientated again. Sounds strange, but when your loved one is out of house for so long, you get into other patterns, or just simply 'change lanes' in your day to day living. Nothing negative neccesarily, just the way it is. We are now we are starting see some slight sense of the normalcy, or I should say, normal adjustment to this new life we have now. By no means, are we the same as before. I don't think mentally we will ever be as before, but let the record show, this statement is to be construed as positive. Really positive. I'll be able to define it more as the weeks and months pass, but for now, it rests as is.. It will take a year or two before we really see what definition 'normal' will present itself as...
So, even with the small pharmacy we have here in the home, the rearrangement of daily living and the complications that arise. We will press on..press on with the faith that really does NOT look at what is seen, but what is unseen..And yes, it takes a tremendous, tremendous effort to press on at times, but we do..

OH Lord, 'We know you cause all things to work together for good to those who love you'
WE know there is no promise of wonderfully sustained health, no promise of material riches in this life..But we do hold on to your goodness and mercy in all things, and your promise of eternal life.

To whomever may be reading this entry..We hope all is well with you and yours.

Really do celebrate this life we have been given...!!

Have some fun..along with all the serious stuff..

Much Love,

Bill, Becky & Abbey (who is doing great, and she is such a good helper with the cooking and laundry chores)