Please pray for Mom!

A lot has happened since Mom's last blog update.  Mom's doctors had given her permission to go up north for a week, so Mom and Dad packed up the camper and headed up north, spending time at Manitoulin Island and Tobermory. They had a wonderful time together enjoying God's magnificent creation.  This past Thursday, they returned home.

On Friday, Mom had bloodwork done and then met with her doctor who advised that she could not start the next round of treatment on Monday (today) as planned because her white blood cell count and netrophils (immunity) were too low. One encouraging sign was that Mom's platelet number had jumped. They tentatively scheduled the next treatment to begin on the following Monday, September 28, 2015.

On Saturday, Mom developed a fever, which has steadily gotten worse.  Dad took her to Juravinski today and she has been admitted.  Tests showed that Mom has pneumonia and her white blood cell number has dropped lower.  She is very weak, feverish and is not eating much.  It is unlikely now that the next round of treatments will be able to start on Monday.

Please pray for the following:

wisdom for the doctors to determine the best way to treat these complications, as well as the leukemia;

blessing on whatever treatment Mom is given; and

strength for Mom and Dad, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

"My flesh and my heart fail;But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."

Psalm 73:26