It has been awhile since we last posted. Tim has been doing quite well. Has been feeling good, his blood counts have come back like they should and in general, has been boring. We needed a little of that in our lives!!
He had a great Father’s Day weekend. We had many of the kids home over the weekend and got to host all his siblings and their spouses (and a few kids) today. It was the first time they had all been together since 2023.
Tim starts the 2nd round of maintenance chemo tomorrow. If all goes as it should, he will get out of the hospital Saturday evening. This morning he had another biopsy. The results will take about a week to a week and a half. This one will tell us whether we will be continuing with more rounds of maintenance chemo or whether he will need a transplant.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
Tim’s back is bothering him again. We ask for prayers that it clears as quickly as it did the last time and that he won’t have trouble with it while in the hospital.
We ask for prayers for good results on the biopsy. While chemo is never fun, the alternative (transplant) is so much more daunting. It would require a very aggressive round of chemo, 4-5 weeks in Iowa City, many trips back and forth, and, likely, at least a year of recovery. It would not be the road we want to have to go down.
PRAISES:
Tim (and I) are very thankful for all of you that reach out with words of encouragement and telling us that you are praying for us. We have mentioned this before but we really are very grateful for all the love and support we have received since this journey began. It is very humbling to know people all over the world, some that don’t even know us, are praying for us!
For family that is close. We are so blessed to be able to have our immediate family close by and to be able to see them as often as we do.
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