Faithful, no matter the number!!

Some wonderful news!   We just received word that Middie Mom's anc number (the one that fights infection) has come up to a 2.2!!!  This is tremendous and exciting for the the entire family as we have been praying (for what probably feels like an eternity) for Middie's health!

While the fight is not over, we are still very thankful to God for His faithfulness, and yet we recognize our Creator was faithful when the number was 0.7, 0.6 and all the way down at 0.0.  He was and is faithful and good; the number would never change that.  As hard as it may be to say or comprehend, our God is still great to us, no matter the circumstance.

And yet, we say with extra thankfulness tonight a prayer to God for continually being with Middie in this season, and from here on out we know He is still with her.





"Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation.  
O my soul, praise Him for He is thy health and salvation"

                   -Joachim Neander

"He still knows the plans He has for me...."

 

Never too old for school

 Last week it was grandparents day at "Children of our Blessed Savior" Elementary School in West Palm Beach.  Little sister sarah had a great time with her Gram and Gramps.  The day included singing, reading and fun times with all the friends and family.  Enjoy the pictures!

reading "a tale of two cities" with gram

singing: "the wheel's on the bus"

with the teacher Miss Lilyliver

 Bonus Blog Post from Uncle Steph:

This past weekend we had Aly, Jon and kids here for the weekend ... They went to to Sea World again on Monday with Gram.  I flew to CA for a conference.  Saturday we took them to a local mall where they have bungee trampoline set up ... They really had fun doing that!  Sunday we all went to church together here!

Correction

made a mistake about what the anc should be, so I'm giving you a full account of what cells should be and what they are for our sweet Middie Mom.

 

Should be                                  Today's Report

white cells 3.5-11.0                  1.4

red cells 3.80-5.20                  3.28
hemoglobin  11.7-15.7             10.6  (must be below 10 to get arasnap shot)

platelets  150-400                     176 (THANK YOU, LORD.  Last week was 53!!!! GOD IS SO GOOD!)

anc      1.8-6.3                            0.0

 

The dr. said today  we have good news and bad news.  The good news is the platelet increase!!! PRAISE OUR GOD!!!

The bad news is the whitecells/ANC at 0.0.  (Because her immune system has been so low for so long it is dangerous.)  We praise our God that she or dad or I have not gotten any infection since December.  ONLY OUR GOD CAN DO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  PLEASE KEEP PRAYING!!!!!

 

So---this Thursday we have to go back for another blood report and to see the dr.  Because the anc has been so low, he is thinking of=----

 

1. if the anc has come up a little, waiting, to allow it more time to come up and then do chemo at a lower dosage

 

or

 

2.  give her a neuprogen shot for white cells/anc  (the reason he does NOT want to do the neuprogen ----that's what MM had the first year---- is because it could bring down all the other cells.

PLEASE PRAY FOR MIDDIE MOM AND FOR DR> MISLEH TO DO WHAT OUR LORD WANTS HIM TODO to HELP MIDDIE MOM and that her anc will come up without the shot and she will get stronger each day.

 

 

We love you all very much and we praise our GOD for ALL HE DOING!!!!!

 

Please pray for continual wisdom for me about school and for my kids this week as they take the DCAS tests.  Thnks so much.

We love you all so very much.

Love and Prayers,  AUntie Ann

 

Lam. 3:21-26, Eph. 3:20, Psalm 126:3

Also, Dad has his dr. appointment this THursday for his legs and nervous condition.  Please pray for him.

Gettin' Right on It

 Hi, Wonderful Family, it's your Auntie Ann.  let's get right to it:

hurry with this update, I've got to get to bed!

 Middie Mom's Report from this past Monday showed her red cells and Hemoglobin came up.  In fact, they were so good she did NOT get an arasnap shot. (pray the transfusion will NOT raise her iron as it is way too high already.)

Her ANC (what fights infections) dropped to 0.0 which is where it was after Christmas.  Her white cells and platelets also dropped.  Please pray our God will raise them.  

No chemo last week because of low cells.  Dr. Milseh said he may lower the dosage or the number of days.  Pray for no side effects.

 

Please pray for extra strength for Mom. Sometimes she seems really good, and other times she seems more worn out.

Please pray for Porkie Pop's too.  His appointment is this Wednesday and I still have to check to see if Cath or I will go with him.  Please pray they will know what to do to help him.  Pray also that he isn't nervous.

Please pray for the family of his friend Woody who passed away this week.

Please pray that God will guide me as to what to do about school this year and in the future. 

Thanks so much for your faithful prayers and love!   Thanks for your visits, notes, phone calls, emails, and blog updates.  We certainly enjoy them all.

We love you all and thank our God for you every day!!!! Love and Prayers, AUntie Ann

Lam. 3:21-26, Eph. 3:20, Psalm 126:3

Thanks for your faithful prayers and love.  We love you all.

An Officer and a Brother-in-Law

This past Friday, Deputy Derek "Big Guns" Minker had the chance to take his brother-in-law, Aaron "Big Mouth" Cooke out for a ride along with the Cecil County Sheriff's Department.  The following is an excerpt from an interview that took place throughout the night:

Aaron: so what occurs during a typical shift?
Derek: "well, on 3-11 at night we see the most activity and I'll usually get the greatest amount of calls for service on those nights."
Aaron: what type of calls?
Derek: "usually a domestic dispute or a DUI, those are the most common."

in the middle of the interview, Derek received a code 10-46 (disabled vehicle) for which he promptly pulled a u-turn and sped to the scene.  Once there, he grabbed a flash light to direct traffic and get motorists safely around the piece of trash car that was broke down.  Upon getting back in the police car, the interview continued:

Aaron: Do you have to stay until the tow truck comes?
Derek: "yeah, you need to secure the scene and make sure the vehicle is clear."
Aaron: Do you find that type of call particularly exciting?
Derek: "it's part of the wack attack."

later on we went for his customary patrol of the beautiful (and ghetto) town of Crystal Beach, which over looks the Chesapeake River.  

Once there, we encountered a mysterious looking car all alone on the dark shores of the beach.  Derek went into high gear and strategically pulled up behind the vehicle with his lights blinding them.  After some questioning, they went free.  Apparently it was only alleged....


Aaron: so, it that situation, what would prompt an officer to come out with their gun drawn?
Derek: "I would have to feel that life of someone in the vehicle or that of myself was threatened.
Aaron: would it have been legal for me to smash one of their tail lights so you could cite them?
Derek: "unfortunately, no."

after a few more hours of driving around and two stops at Royal Farms for donuts (seriously), the ride along came to an end.

Aaron: thanks for having me, this was alot of fun
Derek: "get out of the car"



here's some photos from the adventure:

derek's police cruiser waiting for action!

here we are being instructed how to breach a room filled with democrats terrorists.

as you can see here we were attempting to get a truck out of a river.  you will see derek on the hood trying to pull it to safety using a tree branch

Derek and his K9 German Sheperd Snoop Dogg