We're back in the hospital

After a very nice, relaxing 4 days outside the hospital, we're back for round 2. Of course every time you come in to be admitted you have to go through the process of blood work, dr appt, then wait a few hours for a room to open up, so it turns into a very long day. Unfortunately there weren't any rooms open on the Lymphoma floor this time, so we are in a different area with different nurses, but everything seems to be going well so far. The blood work showed all his counts were at or above normal, so that is great. We did get the bad news from the dr that Brian is going to have to go through a lumbar puncture before and after every round of chemo, so that isn't good, but hopefully things will go better and he will have more drugs for the upcoming procedures (the lumbar puncture is what caused Brian's migraines before). We just got admitted to the room tonight, and they are going to begin chemo as soon as they can get it from the pharmacy and hopeful he will have a CVC line inserted Thurs or Fri. I think the chemo is going to last 3-4 days and we should get out on Sun or Mon if everything goes well.

These past few days have been great. Brian has been feeling good and has had minimal pain and I have been able to work quite a bit. We were even able to have a date night with an early bird dinner at Texas Land & Cattle Monday night so we could eat before it got crowded. Monday night is all you can eat sirloin, so I think Brian gained a few more pounds just to make sure he wasn't losing too much weight with the chemo. Each round of chemo is supposed to be tougher on the body and it should take longer after each time for him to recover, but we are still hopeful that his body will handle it well. There is even the possibility that we may be able to make it back to Dallas for a few days for Christmas. Of course it all depends on how he feels and his blood counts, but just being home and sleeping in our own bed would be the best Christmas present we could have.

Besides that, everything else has been going great. Everyday we realize how much God is watching out for us and how we shouldn't worry about the minuscule things of life. We are soo lucky for everything that has been given to us and how great our life is. This is only a short trial of our faith. My mom sent me this verse from her bible study earlier this week and it is perfect for our situation so I thought I would share:

1 Peter 1:6-7
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So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though it is necessary for you to endure many trials for a while.
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These trials are only to test your faith, to show that it is strong and pure. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold – and your faith is far more precious to God than mere gold. So if your faith remains strong after being tried by fiery trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.