Hi there...well, tomorrow is "blast 'em" day after having been delayed last week. The doctor said we'll go ahead no matter what and if white cells are "low", they'll just give me a shot after treatment that will bring the count up. Can you figure this out...he said they can't give the shot before or during the treatment because the treatment & the shot will just fight each other. They'll give the shot right after treatment...so, once the medicine in the shot is in the body it won't go near the chemo drugs? How do the drugs know to do that? I just hope they don't bump into each other while they're flying around doing their work in there. And of course, the overwhelming thought is "oh, good, one more drug to deal with". But it may be the thing that allows treatment to continue so bring it on.

The bills have been coming in right on schedule. Take a guess at the cost of chemo. Take a guess. If you guessed right around eight thousand dollars per weekly treatment, you are close. Our medical coverage is being just wonderful it seems. They are going to cover most everything so far, with the exception of take-home drugs and office visits. We do not have conventional medical insurance. It is a medical share plan where we submit our bills and the cost is "shared" by the members. They have paid most wonderfully in the past - to the tune of around $100,000 for Don & I's medical costs over the last 5 years, so we're anticipating the same thing for this. Certainly a matter of prayer and praise!!

Take care...we constantly give God thanks for your prayers, your love, and your care & concern. We pray that you would allow God to have His way with your life, that you read His word daily, and that you follow and obey for His ways are higher than our ways...God bless you as you work daily to be a blessing to those around you.

Love,
Don & Deb