Wednesday

Just a quick update tonight to offset Bonnie’s heartfelt blog from last night. The WBC count is now down to 200. Of the 200, 12% are the “blast” cells or leukemia. Eleven percent are the Neurtrophils – the disease and infection fighting cells. I’m still in hematology training so can’t explain what the other 77% of WBC that make up the balance. All we understand is the objective is to get the count to zero WBC….eliminating all the “blast”.

I asked our physician assistant today what I thought was a common sense question…If we eliminate all the WBC in the blood, how do new cells form without having any to start with? I’m sure someone reading this knows this, but I’ll restate something we all probably learned in biology in 8th grade…the cells are formed in the bone marrow and ultimately released into the blood…or something along those lines.

When you think about how our body is designed, humanly we can wipe out all the WBC with the chemo process, but only Divinely does our body have the ability to grow and replenish new cells. In Romans 1:19-20:

For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made.

The apostle Paul points out what Bonnie and I are seeing firsthand with one small part of God’s creation, blood. I am amazed and fascinated with the composition of our blood as I read the daily lab report from the multiple vials of blood taken twice a day from Bonnie. This couldn’t have happened by chance and God has revealed himself through creation all around us. It’s something that we often take for granted and gets blurred by our busy lives….those divine attributes in the creation around us sometimes just blend in and we forget about them. A positive in this storm we are going through is the opportunity to learn a totally different perspective on how we view our life in relationship to a holy God who designed us. At the same time of having some new perspectives, it also reinforces some of my existing perspectives on the God who designed us…..Romans 11:33

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God, how unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable his ways.

The more we learn, the more we understand we are just skimming the surface of who God is.
Please continue to pray for Bonnie. In addition to healing, pray that she will get the rest she needs to stay physically strong. Last night she was up every hour using the restroom. So many liquids are being dripped into her along with the multiple glasses of water, all to protect her kidneys from the chemo. Also pray that God would put a shield around her to protect her from any viruses. She is so vulnerable now, this is so critical she doesn’t get an infection.

Tuesday is suppose to be the next bone marrow biopsy and that will provide a lot of information on what will follow in the way of treatment and timing. Please pray that the marrow will be free and clear of all “blast” cells.

Bonnie’s spirits are good, she continues to amaze me always thinking about others than herself as so often our conversations turn around into someone else’s need. Please pray for our kids that they will grow spiritually from this opportunity. And for me, continued pray for mental strength of managing all various issues that arise. Thank you again to everyone who has expressed their love to our family in so many different ways. We continue to be amazed.