We got home at midnight after Dan finished his first round of chemo. Everything went very well. We are so thankful for all your prayer support and love. The following is a blog Dan wrote this morning:
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Well, its finally official
Current mood: good
Category: Life
I am now officially a cancer patient. The chemo was administered yesterday (7-7-07), and I am at home. Praise the Lord.
So, the chemo was originally planned for Thursday (as of previous blog/note), but there were some bleeding complications in my GI tract, and they wanted to make sure it wasn't going to keep bleeding. So I was admitted to Stanford for tests and more tests. As you can tell, that's all done now, and the treatment was finally administered. But boy, do I not like being in the hospital. One day (I kinda lost track of them; I think it might have been Thursday) I was ridiculously tired with lack of sleep (tests,vital sign checks in the middle of the night), and they had me on clear liquid diet (so they're not really feeding me), and I was supposedly losing blood on top of that... so I was like a zombie.
But anyway, after lots of waiting (and you come to realize that everybody waits in hospitals- it's not like I'm the only one in there), I'm out of there, and hopefully won't need to go back until round 2 of chemo. Right now, I feel alright, but soon I will enter into the 'low stage' of the chemo, when my blood counts go down, I feel sicker, and stuff like that. That's when the cancer cells do the most dying. After that, I'll start feeling better, and then go back for another round. So that's how that works.
God is still good. His hand has been on me throughout this whole time, even during sucky hospital stays and unanticipated complications. Pray for effectiveness of the chemo, pray for good attitudes for my family and I as we adjust to this time in our lives, and pray that the lives of others that have been and will be affected through this for the glory of God.
May the peace of God that transcends all understanding be with you,
Dan
3 comments:
Dear Dan -
Know that we (the Abrams) are all with you, if not in flesh then in spirit, on this challenging journey. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you daily. Looking forward to hearing a report of great results from this first round. Best and blessings,
Phil and Company
Dear Dan,
We're so happy that you are home. Continue to fight the good fight. God will give you strength through this whole period and we will keep praying for your complete healing.
The Fredericks Family
Hey Dan,
Your attitude throughout this difficult time is an encouragement and a blessing to all around you. It is clear through your writing that God is working in you. Grow in faith. Grow in the Lord. Praise him always. I will be praying for you brother.
- Brian Walton
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