Thursday, February 11, 2010

Movin on up, just like the Jeffersons


We are heading in the right direction; UP! We had blood drawn on Monday and her ANC is 540. WHOOPEEEEEEEE! This means she can wonder about like a normal person; NO mask and we can go places! Liz and I were like two school girls that were just asked to the prom. We danced, hugged, and wanted to cry but didn't. Who wants to be the first one to do that? JEEZ.

God is awesome. Liz and I prayed hard on the way to Children's that she would be at least 500. An hour later we called Children's and the prelims were at 450. The tech had one more step to do and this step usually brings the numbers down a bit. I told her "I am confident that God will work the numbers, I will call back in 10 min." called back and God gave us 540. The rest is HIStory. We were out the door to breathe the air and take in the day.

Liz needs to have an ANC of 750 and platelets of 75k to have her heavy chemo on Tues. please pray that her counts continue to climb and she is well enough to go back on her daily chemo. Feb. 17 , 2010 is one year away from her final chemo date. We will be celebrating our journey over the past 16 months and gearing up for the last 365 days. I don't know what we are going to be doing yet but one thing is for sure ...... the Lothrop house will be rockin. I can't wait to have the calendar count down like the kid's do at Christmas time.

Thank you all for your daily prayers, checking in and reading the blog, letters of encouragement to Liz, and your financial support for our cause.

Blessings and prayers,
Christine

5 comments:

Cindy Dodson said...

Awesome stuff! Man, talk about faith. You guys are walkin' it for sure! Way to hang on and not let those low counts get you down. Enjoy your week and don't get too crazy!

Lisa M said...

Great news! Still praying :-) Love your confident faith that the numbers would be over 500 despite what the hospital told you. Enjoy this cold, crisp air as you get out in it!

The Quigleys said...

no wonder I can't reach you guys! The last place you want to be is home!!! Enjoy your freedom...

Melissa Lohman Grablovic said...

So awesome! We'll be able to go for sushi again too! I'm so happy for you guys.

Annette said...

Free at last! Happy Valentines Day!What a nice gift of love from God who gives us all good things. I bet you are enjoying every minute. I will just have to come down and celebrate if I can ever catch you. Much love and prayers!