Chemo Starting Tuesday

After many delays and we will be starting Chemotherapy on Tuesday.  The cord blood is due to arrive from Germany this afternoon.  We were supposed to start on Monday, due to a limited supply of the chemotherapy drug in the oral form it has been delayed to Tuesday.  Pray they can find more of the oral medication, rather than having to give it by IV.  


Honestly, it is very scary for us.  This is a high risk treatment, and there are so many unknowns.  But to our incredible God, nothing is a mystery.  He has continued to be faithful and has answered many prayers.   

Two scriptures God laid on my heart when we learned he was diagnosed:

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from Him.  He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken.  My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.  Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Psalm 62:5-8

I will lift up my eyes to the hills— 
   where does my help come from? 
My help comes from the LORD, 
   the Maker of heaven and earth
                         Psalm 121:1-2

He is our helper, it is a comfort to know that we do not need to have the strength to get through this.  He will supply everything we need. 

There will be eight days of chemo, a day of rest, and then the transplant.  He will probably start to get sick 4 or 5 days into treatment.  The worst part will probably be for a little over a week, and then get gradually get better as the transplant engrafts.  He will be sick for 3 or 4 weeks.  Since they are wiping out his bone marrow, and his immune system, it is a very risky time.  He will be very vulnerable, any illnesses would be very bad.

Thank you everyone for your prayers so far.  We have many prayer requests this week for our family.

1.  Pray for Nathan to have little side effects from the chemo, to stay infection free, and for the transplant to engraft quickly.

2.  Pray for our marriage and that this opportunity draw us closer together.  Pray for the Lord to make Shawn and I a support to one another, and have grace and compassion for each other in this challenging time.

3.  Pray for Isaac to be protected in this time, and for Shawn and I to have wisdom and discernment in disciplining him.

4.  Pray for us to have peace and patience.