Here We Go

John is now admitted. They put him in a four bed room. Hopefully by tomorrow he will get a private room. I am uncomfortable with him being in a public room. Saturday they will do the chemo that takes out his bone marrow. While he will not be neutropenic for a few days I hate the thought of him contracting something with neutropenic on the way. Pray for his protection and that they will get him into a private room soon. Pray that he will get a room with a window. It really makes a difference on how well he feels emotionally. John just phoned and said they put him into a private room with a window. That was a fast answer to prayer! I am so glad and relieved.

The chemo can cause side effects. Many people get the runs. Pray that John will not suffer this indignity. People who get this have real problems getting to the toilet in time.

Monday they will do the stem cell transplant. It is a little more complicated than just hanging up a bag on an I.V. pole and letting it run into him. He has to be monitored closely because there can be complications and they have to be on top of that. It has to do with his heart and respiration. Complications are rare and are manageable when they occur. Pray that there will not be any complications. Dr. V. will be there to oversee all of this. He plans to have a headache. I guess the media that they store the stem cells in get breathed out by John and anybody who has been exposed to this repeatedly gets headaches from his breath. His breath will smell like creamed corn.

The biggest thing of all is that all the cancer cells will die. Pray that there will not be even one cell left. Pray that his kidneys will be protected. Pray that the stem cells will graft well and quickly. Pray that he will not even get one fever or any infections. Pray that John will feel Gods presence and continue to be at peace. Pray that our children will feel Gods presence and be totally at peace.