For our non Facebook troops, here is an update on our very eventful day today...
"Boy does God have a sense of humor! Well... we are leaving the ER with Andrew, has a spot on his lung that we are hoping is pneumonia (likely because he has a lot of mucus and a cough) and not a new met (tumor on his lung), so we are starting him on antibiotics. Meanwhile, a nurse came to the house today to set up our home INR monitor (it monitors Grace's warfarin/blood thinner levels) and her number was, wait for it.... 6.0! That's crazy high and puts her at a high risk for internal bleeding. Therefore she has to come to the ER to get vitamin k (it reverses the effects of warfarin) and will likely get admitted until her INR is within range. Never a dull moment! Our life is seriously comical, not sure if we should laugh or cry. That's when Abby reminded me that she looks at our life and thinks "God really trusts us to give us this journey." Amen sister... onward and upward. He hasn't fallin off His throne, so we will hope on and hi five each other as I leave the ER with Andrew (and Abby) and David walks into the ER with Grace. Will you please pray the spot on Andrew's lung is not cancer (and indeed pneumonia) and that Grace's INR gets into range quickly and without any events? Please also pray nobody has to miss their first day of school. Thank you!!! We covet your prayers!"
"UPDATE- Giant thanks to everyone that is praying for us! This has been a loooong day, but praise the Lord Grace and David just got home (10:30 pm) from the hospital. Her INR was 4.4 at the hospital, so she didn't have to be admitted 🙌🏻. We will skip her dose tomorrow and go for another blood draw on Monday. As for Andrew, he will be on antibiotics for 10 days and then we will re X-ray to see if the spot on his lungs has gone away. Please pray the spot goes away completely! Please also pray that God makes His will clear as to whether we should abandon ship on this chemo like medication he is currently on (we just don't feel like there is any sign it is working) and move toward doing PRRT here in Houston. They agreed to treat him here versus waiting for a protocol to open in Iowa, we just have to pay cash for the treatment (insurance will likely not cover it since it's not FDA approved yet). We just want to go wherever the Lord leads and not get ahead of Him. This journey is crazy... God is not safe (He never seems to lead us down the paved, well lit road, that seems ideal to us), but He is good! Thank you for being faithful members of our army! 💚💙💛"
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