God of All my Days

Maria Please pray for Maria as she was admitted today for a week of conditioning before her bone marrow transplant next Wednesday. Thankful for her sister, Ana Maria, who was able to be her donor. May God give Maria strength and perseverance. Pray that the graft may take well and protection against side-effects and infection.  From the Smiths: We just wanted to send out a reminder for  Ryan Smith's Celebration of Life.  The service will be held at Millersville Community Church Hope Campus 242 Bender Road Millersville, PA  17551 on Saturday, June 19th at 2:00.  It is an open invitation event.  The doors will open at 1:00.  Once the church is full, there will also be a tent set up right outside the church that will broadcast the live stream.  The event will also be live streamed through YouTube.  The YouTube link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjZ0Uf2R4bo Also, there’s a blood drive being held next month in honor of Ryan. Please donate as able wherever you can near you. I know so

Great news... I continue to remain in remission!  🤗  Thankfully, my Philadelphia chromosome result came back still “undetectable” even while having had to hold off taking the med that treats it these past several months. I’ve recently been able to resume this med (which lowers blood counts) as my counts have steadily improved. I’ll need to take this life-saving med the next several years to help keep my cancer at bay.  🙏 My recent immune panel level went up a little bit but still too low for vaccines, whether it’s covid or my baby ones. Truly a test of patience. I’m thankful though that most folks around us have been able to get vaccinated (including all of my kids!) We are a step closer to reaching herd immunity. 🐂🐃🦬 My doc said that if my immune panel doesn’t improve to a certain level by September, then we will plan to proceed with the covid vaccine (though it might not be as effective) especially as kids will be returning to school and thus an increased risk of exposure.  Thou