Continued prayers

Please continue to pray for our family, and lifting up Katherine for healing from our Almighty Healer.

I spoke with the doctor this afternoon. He called to tell us about the bone marrow test that Katherine had done on Wednesday this week. The bone marrow was not clear of the leukemia cells; it's clearing but it's not completely free of cancer cells. The protocol is that children have a bone marrow test 8 days after starting Chemo; if that test is clear, then there is no need for another bone marrow test and they are considered to be in remission. However, some children do not have a clean marrow test at 8 days, and therefore require a follow up test on day 15. Katherine, falls in the latter group. She is scheduled to go in for another bone marrow test next Wed, March 5th at 8:30am.


Specific Prayer requests:

* Please pray that the medication is doing it's job and killing off the cancer cells in her bone marrow.

* Please pray that next week's bone marrow test comes back clear and she can be considered to be in remission.

* Please pray that her platelet count doesn't plummet. The doctor said today that he doesn't expect them to come down dramatically, but you never know. They have dropped a little bit since we started this process, so please just pray that they stay in a range where she will not require a platelet transfusion.

* Please pray for us to be diligent in keeping her eating a healthy diet. That her palate would stay "healthy". Seems like she doesn't have a sweet tooth right now, which is awesome because she is NOT asking for sweets. She knows what she wants to eat, and she asks for it. So, praise God that she is asking for good things.

* Please pray for her energy level. That the Lord would renew her strength each day. She has her moments during the day, where she just doesn't seem to have the same energy level. Pray that she would take good naps during the day, so she can be renewed in the afternoon. Please also pray that she sleeps well at night, so that she's well rested and ready for the new day in the morning. She has seemed to be a little worn out in the evenings and asks to go "night night".

* Please pray for energy for all of us.