Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Day +15 Post Transplant, The Soldiers Arrive In Force

The BATTLE is at hand,  Prayer is our plea!

To date;  two words clinically describe our health condition;  Critically Stable

The graft has taken.  His WBC or I prefer to call them the soldiers have arrived in force and plenty and are setting up camp to go to the battle front for him.  He has fought an amazing battle and I am weary on the sidelines.  I just keep praying Clif keeps his feet firmly grounded and holding on.

Clif is stable, resting peacefully.  Creatanine is 1.68, WBC 3.3, platelets 13 (recvd a bag this morning 5/13), hemoglobin 8.8, vitals are good.

We are praying fearfully for Gods will to be in harmony with my/our hearts desire.  It has been a one week stay in  ICU and there has been improvement.  I was told they would be working slowly and gently with his kidneys and a bronchial lavage took place yesterday and showed clear fluid with no yellow or green color, this is good.  They also took cultures of the fluid to ensure nothing else is in there.  

To date, everything within him is reversible and there is hope.  These next 5 days require much prayer  on our part and much perseverance on his.

Specifics to pray for;  Upper respiratory to be protected while he is on his back and fluids have the opportunity to creep down his throat and camp, for his kidneys to heal completely from the drugs that have injured them, for his strength to be equal to his battle, for me to maintain my sanity and remain very near to The Lord, He is my stronghold through all of this.  For my kids, that their emotional, mental, spiritual and physical needs are being met and overall that we are hemmed in both before and behind.  We know His grace is sufficient for us. 

Not that Clifs battle should be compared to JOB in scripture, but from where I sit, the following scripture is very suitable;

“Though he slay me, yet will I hope in Him;
I will surely defend my ways to his face.
Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance,
for no godless man would dare come before Him!

Job 13:15-16

6 comments:

  1. Hooray! Praying for you. Please let me know if I can do anything for Charlie as he goes through this hectic month at school!

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  2. Doreene, you are a marvel! Having stood with you many times while this Chemo wrecks its havoc on your husband, you have been a faithful prayer warrior and care giver. I am continuing to lift Clif up, my prayers being sent heavenward on his behalf.
    May the Lord Bless you and Clif as the struggle continues!

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  3. Dear gracious heavenly Father, We thank You for another day to follow You and serve You and enjoy this life You have given. We pray that You would increase our faith each day, Lord, for You have promised that if we will just have faith as small as a mustard seed, nothing will be impossible for us. Rid us of doubt, Lord, and as we walk with You each day, abiding in You, spending time with You in prayer and in Your Word, let our faith increase that we may be able to move mountains. Let our faith be proved genuine and result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ our Lord is revealed. We pray, Lord, that we will live by faith, not by sight, trusting in You and obeying Your Word, by faith shielded by Your power. Let trials come so that our faith may be refined. Let us stand firm in the faith, and let us rest not on men's wisdom, but upon Your power! In Jesus' Name we pray, Amen!
    Dear gracious heavenly Father, We thank You for another day to follow You and serve You and enjoy this life You have given. We pray that You would increase our faith each day, Lord, for You have promised that if we will just have faith as small as a mustard seed, nothing will be impossible for us. Rid us of doubt, Lord, and as we walk with You each day, abiding in You, spending time with You in prayer and in Your Word, let our faith increase that we may be able to move mountains. Let our faith be proved genuine and result in praise, glory, and honor when Jesus Christ our Lord is revealed. We pray, Lord, that we will live by faith, not by sight, trusting in You and obeying Your Word, by faith shielded by Your power. Let trials come so that our faith may be refined. Let us stand firm in the faith, and let us rest not on men's wisdom, but upon Your power! In Jesus' Name we pray, Amen!

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  4. Psalm 118:15-17: "The voice of rejoicing and salvation
    Is in the tents of the righteous;
    The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
    The right hand of the Lord is exalted;
    The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
    I shall not die, but live,
    And declare the works of the Lord."
    Praying that you all are strengthened and upheld by His righteous right hand! Blessed be the name of the LORD who shelters you and holds you in the fray!
    Love in Jesus!

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  5. Doreene, thank you for taking the time to keep us all informed in what is a very difficult situation. Plenty of prayers coming from Seattle and I am sure many other places for Clif every day. Regards, Tom

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