Yesterday was a good day! Don's stem cells were infused over about a 45 minute period from 3 large "turkey baster" type of injections. It went very well and Don had no problems. In fact, he slept off and on throughout the infusion and the rest of the day because of all the pre-infusion medications they had to give him. The nurse who performed the infusion wished Don "Happy Birthday!" and said, "This is the first day of the rest of your life!" All praise and glory and honor be to God our dear Father, who gives us every good and perfect gift - including the miracle of stem cells and the ability to transplant them! We prayed before, during and after the transplant that these cells would begin to do their miraculous work as quickly and perfectly as possible. Don has been a little nauseous this morning so he is being given medication to keep that under control and he is sleeping a lot. Your continued prayers for the next 10 days will be very important as his counts continue to drop from the chemo blast last Thursday. The doctors assure us that after about 10 days he will feel better as his immune system recovers. It is also very important that Don get up and walk around this floor of the hospital - please pray that he will be able to do this even when he doesn't feel like it.
With thankful hearts, Don and Marcie
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| STEM CELLS BEING INFUSED |
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| JOANN, THE INFUSION NURSE WHO HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 35 YEARS! |
amazing! he's a turkey alright! Sending love and prayers as always!
ReplyDeleteThanksgiving Blessings sent your way! Praises to our Healing GOD...praying that Don will recover wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteKeep smiling friend. You are a hero to so many of us. You are fighting this and keep fighting. Prayers that the stem cells will do their job without you being too sick are being prayed in this house.
ReplyDeleteJackie A
So praying that this procedure works and Don will once again know good health. Sending many prayers for Don and his family....Hugs
ReplyDeleteI wept as I read these blogs. Wow. God is so good. My heart is laughing with joy. I am envisioning armies of new white blood cells filling the bones, building strength and renewal throughout Don's body. All honor and praise to the Lord, to Jesus the King of our lives and the Savior of our days. Thank you so much for the updates. You have been on our hearts....
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. We are encouraged by the good news and continue to pray!
ReplyDeleteKever family