Marching along
It’s been three weeks since my last post. I know that’s a long time and I apologize for those who have been trying to keep up with how to pray for Kyler.
Kyler had made it through his second round of chemo. It was another 24-hour stay at the hospital. There’s nothing extraordinary to report from that visit. They wanted to give Kyler the shots to try and help his body make white blood cells but again we wanted to try and find a non-drug way to help his body do this itself. We have since added several things to his daily regimen to try and do just that. You should see the ‘cocktail’ he has to drink four times a day. It looks like something from an industrial waste treatment facility – green, thick, bubbly, and foul smelling. And yet he chugs it down like a pro. I wonder how many adults would be able to do that.
The day after his second chemo treatment we went out near Auburn to the Biblical Gardens. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed walking around and viewing the scenery. It is a walking tour depicting the passion of Christ with verses scattered throughout the pathways.
One week out from the second chemo treatment his ANC count was 1400. The second week out his ANC was 1000 and he needed to stay and get some red blood cells.
Tomorrow is his third week appointment. It was at this time during his first round of chemo that he had bottomed out and was hospitalized.
Please pray that his counts will be high enough to avoid hospitalization and becoming neutropenic, which would put him at risk for infections.
The boys are loving school and doing well. Kyler is enjoying learning to read and write sentences. Kendrick’s teacher is working at helping him stay motivated and challenged.
We’ve been so grateful to the C&MA over these months as they have continued to support us even after we’ve had to step away from church planting. I am now at a point where I need to be looking for what God has next for us. I’m starting to look for something part-time to supplement my income as district support is waning off. I’m continuing at Fed Ex in the mornings but I’ll need to be looking for what God might have next for me in the way of ministry opportunities. It encourages us so much to hear that people are consistently praying for us (even small children). We know God loves to listen.
Thank you for your continued prayers for us.
Darrell Haskins
Kyler had made it through his second round of chemo. It was another 24-hour stay at the hospital. There’s nothing extraordinary to report from that visit. They wanted to give Kyler the shots to try and help his body make white blood cells but again we wanted to try and find a non-drug way to help his body do this itself. We have since added several things to his daily regimen to try and do just that. You should see the ‘cocktail’ he has to drink four times a day. It looks like something from an industrial waste treatment facility – green, thick, bubbly, and foul smelling. And yet he chugs it down like a pro. I wonder how many adults would be able to do that.
The day after his second chemo treatment we went out near Auburn to the Biblical Gardens. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed walking around and viewing the scenery. It is a walking tour depicting the passion of Christ with verses scattered throughout the pathways.
One week out from the second chemo treatment his ANC count was 1400. The second week out his ANC was 1000 and he needed to stay and get some red blood cells.
Tomorrow is his third week appointment. It was at this time during his first round of chemo that he had bottomed out and was hospitalized.
Please pray that his counts will be high enough to avoid hospitalization and becoming neutropenic, which would put him at risk for infections.
The boys are loving school and doing well. Kyler is enjoying learning to read and write sentences. Kendrick’s teacher is working at helping him stay motivated and challenged.
We’ve been so grateful to the C&MA over these months as they have continued to support us even after we’ve had to step away from church planting. I am now at a point where I need to be looking for what God has next for us. I’m starting to look for something part-time to supplement my income as district support is waning off. I’m continuing at Fed Ex in the mornings but I’ll need to be looking for what God might have next for me in the way of ministry opportunities. It encourages us so much to hear that people are consistently praying for us (even small children). We know God loves to listen.
Thank you for your continued prayers for us.
Darrell Haskins
| 5:55 PM
1 Comments:
So good to hear an update. We will be praying for that white blood count! And for you too, Darrell, that God would land what He wants next for you in your lap, so that you don't have to be waiting, and searching. Love to you all, May the Peace of Christ, RULE your hearts! The Goldens
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