The Journey Continues: Week 11 and 1 day from transplant.

Today was a tough day for Richard.  This was Wednesday, our day to visit those bone marrow transplant Dr.s.  He will not admit this to you but he has been really tired since last week and today we found out why.  His  red and white blood counts are low and he will receive treatments tomorrow.  His immunglobulins are also low and he will be hooked up to an IV for two hours once a month starting next Wednesday.  The Dr. did say that this is not unusual for where he is at in the process.  It could have to do with his blood system completely converting over.  His blood has been A+, from B-,  for a while but there are some other things that needed to happen before the process is complete and that is what they think could be happening.

The day was tough for Richard because this was not what he wanted to hear.  He thought he might be low on red blood but was hoping that it wasn't bad enough to warrant a blood transfusion.  He also will have to be there early on those Wednesdays he needs the immunglobulin treatments.  This means he will miss more work and he doesn't want to give up those hours.  He may be getting discouraged and ready to get this process over with.

He just doesn't know how amazing and full of fight he has been.   He might just need to be reminded of how far he has come and how far he expects to go.  Sometimes getting to the finish line is full of unexpected delays but that just might make crossing the line even sweeter.

2 Timothy 4:7

New International Version (NIV)

 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.