All Continues to Be Good!

Matt had his one month blood test after the biopsy.  All counts are good.  So that news continues to be GREAT!  He will go back again in two months and then start his every three month schedule.

I'm excited that he has now slept in his own room again.  He had been living down on our couch since he came out of the hospital in December.  He is beginning to switch out his sleep patterns back to sleeping at night and up during the day.  He has begun lifting weights again too.  Looks like he is beginning to gain back some of his 20+ pounds that he lost.  His hair is really coming in, but he is keeping cut short.  I still think that might be because there are some curls coming in.

Thank you all for your continued prayers for Matt.  I don't know if he realizes just how blessed he is, especially after learning yesterday of a 22 year old girl in Colorado that my sister knew, who was diagnosed about the same time with AML, but who passed away this week.  I can't imagine what her family must be going through right now.  Please keep them in your prayers.

Love to you all and have a blessed Easter with your families!

REMISSION!

Praise God....dr. called to say remission confirmed.  We are still waiting for part of the biopsy test....will take about 2 1/2 more weeks....but bottom line REMISSION.

Thanks for all your continued prayers for Matt!

Love you all!

Shortages of Cytarabine/ARA-C

I think I mentioned in earlier post that Matt wasn't able to have his fourth consolidation treatment for AML due to shortage of his chemo drug ARA-C.  We praise God that Matt's AML was diagnosed in November and was able to get the treaments he needed.  I can't imagine what families must be facing right now knowing that the one drug with such a high curer/remission rate is not available.  I pray for them.

You can learn more info here about the shortages of ARA-C/Cytarabine.  Here is an article from Houston.  I also found this news video from Phoenix that helps explain.

Praying the Day Goes By Fast

Today's the day Matt should get his proof from the biopsy that he is in remission.  I know he has been worried about the results all week long.  So for his sake, I hope the day, or at least the time until he knows his answer,  goes by fast.

Praying for the great results that I'm trusting will be given today for Matt.  He has been down a long road and needs something to have joy about.

Love to you all.....and I'll post the results this afternoon.

Matt's Surgery - Still Awake

Matt's body is just crazy!  I apologize for not updating on Friday after the surgery, so here is the scoop.  Matt had to have five times the normal dose again for his biopsy, so he was pretty much awake and talking the entire time....he was still talking when they wheeled him back in the recovery room too.  We were all laughing at him cause you could tell in his glassy eyes that he had had the drugs but he was just talking 90 miles an hour.  The doctor said he didn't know why Matt doesn't go under, but hopefully this is the last time he has to have this test, so it won't matter in the future.

We finally got home after 1 p.m. and Matt wasn't even the least bit tired.  He was a little unsteady on his feet so I'm glad I took the afternoon off.  It hurt too much to lay on his back so he did sit up most of the weekend.  As of today, Monday, he seems pretty good and not complaining of any back pain.

Now we just wait until Friday to get the confirmation of remission.  I think once Matt actually knows the test prove remission he will a little more excited and ready to continue with the rest of his life.

So please continue to keep Matt in your prayers, even as the blog begins to have updates less frequently.  I know that God has truly blessed Matt and your prayers and lifting him up in good thoughts have made all the difference in the world.

Love to you all!

Today's The Day

Matt will head off this morning for his bone biopsy to confirm remission of leukemia.  They've added extra time for putting him to sleep since he was awake for the last one of these back in November.  Last time they had to give five times the normal dose and he was still awake for the proceedure.  Of course he slept about three days straight afterwards.....hopefully that won't happen today.

Thanks to all for your continued prayers and good thoughts.  We won't have the results of this test until next Friday.  Matt is still a little concerned about the results.  Pray that he can just trust that he is in remission.

Love to all and enjoy your weekend!