Low Platelets-6/16

Hi All,

First of all...Happy Father's Day to all the fathers out there. I hope the day was filled with fun, rest and family!! We had a nice day starting with Church. We did not have an evening service yesterday on account of the holiday. So we had my Dad and Stepmom Dorothy over. Along with My sister Sandy & Keith and Olivia. We did a simple BBQ and had a real nice time all together.

Today I went in all geared up for my chemo, armed with my water and reading material. And after reviewing my blood work for the morning, Dr. Rigberg says that my platelets were too low and that we will have to skip chemo this week to try to give the body time to build that level back up. So we will look again next Monday and see where we are at.

I was a little bummed because my week off was suppose to be next week. That was just perfect because I signed up to help with the Church's annual Summer Slam week (VBS). Now there is the possibility that I will be doing chemo next week and feeling way less energetic. And energy is just what a person needs when working with 1st thru 5th graders. I just have to keep giving it over to the Lord. He will make it all right in the end. Next week will just have to wait. We will deal with that then.

Thanks for all the prayers. God is so good and we have been blessed by so many people. The prayers, meals, help with kids, financial gifts etc... have meant so much to us. Thank you!!! We appreciate it all so very much and covet your continued prayers.

Lots of love to all, Peggy