On Saturday, December 31st I began a round of injections of a drug designed to get my stem cells out of my bone marrow and into my blood stream. This is necessary so I will be prepared for the stem cell collection. The drugs have minimal side effects and the side effects are actually good because it is an indication the drugs are working as desired.
Wednesday, January 4th I will have my first stem cell collection. That entails being hooked up to a machine that moves my blood in and out of my body 5 times in 5 hours. The blood goes through a centrifuge and the stem cells are separated from the other components. Once they are gathered they will freeze them for use later. So on Wednesday you can expect to see some photos of the machine in action and me just hanging out.
I am glad to be at this point. Although the whole process is risky I believe it is the right course of action. I am looking forward to reporting more to you next week.
Last night in church we sang this familiar praise song by Matt Redmond and I thought I would share some if it with you....
Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name
I was feeling kind of down last night and this song reminded me of how important it is to always praise God no matter what circumstances we find ourselves in.
Kevin
1 comment:
love that song too:
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
We are singing with you!
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