OVERDUE UPDATE

We are enjoying our first day home as a family of 4 in quite a while. We watched shows and played in the little back yard pool and ate popsicles. The boys played, played and played some more. Mark was in the hospital on Monday - Wednesday this week receiving Chemotherapy it was a short but potent stay. He feels about like he has the flu right now but is hanging on to the fact that he knows he will feel better again in a few more days. We are still in our 2 week cycles of Chemo treatment and hospitalization. Every other Monday through Wednesday or Thursday he is at the hospital receiving Chemo drugs. Then home for the remainder of 2 week cycle with home care if need be. Then we start over again.  He will continue this pattern until we leave for the bone marrow transplant in Seattle.

We have found out that the "match" in Great Britain is willing to donate to Mark. Praise the Lord! They are running a second and final test on the "match's" blood to be sure it will be a good donor for Mark. We should have those results by next Tuesday the 31st.  Stay tuned for an update, I will be sure to get the news out once I know.  We are anxious to find out and get a timeline/plan for the big move. If the match is not a good donor then we will proceed with the umbilical cord blood as the back up plan. If the match looks good for Mark's donor then we will wait for the donor to go through a complete body physical to make sure they are in good health before their stem cells are collected for Mark's transplant.

We have been so encouraged the last few weeks. At first our decision to move and go through this as a family, not wasting any time we have together, was overwhelming and stressful for me. I am a planner and need to have things worked out ahead of time. I had no idea how to accomplish things as simple as groceries and meal planning let alone finding a school for Elijah, pre-school for Noah, a church to attend, back up babysitters for emergencies, medical resources, a bank, drug store and oh yeah, some where to park our car and live!  The Lord was 2 steps ahead of me, after a couple quick conversations with friends and family I had support coming from all directions. I was able to get in touch with a great couple who live and work in the specific area we will be living. They have a wealth of knowledge and resources for me. I am thankful for the Lords blessings and am feeling much more confident about our family's move.