We are headed to DC tomorrow morning for Cliff's graduation. We are so excited and I am pumped to have a few days off from work.
Just a quick update on Sara. She went to the doctor yesterday and found out that none of the siblings are a bone marrow match, but they found a few dozen that are close matches in the donor data base. so keep praying about finding a match. Also please pray that Sara has energy and abundant joy while in DC with her family. thanks for your prayers and I will update and post pictures when we get back on Tuesday. YEAH!!!
Peace!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Here's the latest....
Ok so I know some more Info. if you have not read the last post... start there
Sara is right now waiting to hear if any of her siblings are a match for a bone marrow transplant. She will find out Monday. If they are not the will continue the search for a match. She has the greatest chance of a match with her siblings. She is on a new pill that will bring her white blood cell count down, and as soon as they bring it down to a normal level they will start Chemo. They say this should be in 4-6 weeks. Chemo will be one week, and then she will be so sick they want her to stay in the hospital for about 4 weeks after that. She will then get the transplant. After the transplant they have told her to stay no less then 10 minutes from the hospital b/c her body will easily attract any disease or illness at this point. This is why they want her close in case something happens she is right there. Also her body is likely to want to reject the new white blood cells and think it is an infection b/c they are new to her body. So she needs to be close in case this happens. I think that's all I know at this point, but she goes to the doctor all the time and comes home with new news, so i will try my best to keep you updated.
On a positive note.... KARA IS COMING HOME TOMORROW!!!!! AHHHHH it has been so long. She has been on her second study abroad. She is home for good this time!!! YEAH!! She is coming straight to Abilene and I can't wait to hug her neck!!!
We have a busy weekend and it starts tomorrow... Kara and Sara are coming to Abilene tomorrow afternoon. Friday we are having a cousin dinner welcoming Kara back and seeing Scottye off (tear... still very bitter about that). Saturday morning Ben graduates from ACU and we are having lunch with some of the family and then Saturday night is the big celebration at a good fancy steak place close by in Buffalo Gap called Perinies (probably spelt wrong...o-well).
Sunday we will all go to church and eat yet again. Dan is headed home with Sara then so he can go to her appt. on Monday. I will work Monday and Tuesday and then head home tuesday after work so we can fly out wednesday morning to DC. So ready for a break and DC will be so fun!!! I can't wait! We are in DC from Wednesday - Monday and back to work on Tuesday. I will have the rest of that week. The last week of school will be a breeze. We have a holiday on Monday and Thursday and Friday are half day. So if I can just make it to DC then I will be good. I need summer.
Anyways this must be the worlds longest post and I am sorry, but thanks for reading! Love yall and love your prayers!
Thanks and God Bless.
Sara is right now waiting to hear if any of her siblings are a match for a bone marrow transplant. She will find out Monday. If they are not the will continue the search for a match. She has the greatest chance of a match with her siblings. She is on a new pill that will bring her white blood cell count down, and as soon as they bring it down to a normal level they will start Chemo. They say this should be in 4-6 weeks. Chemo will be one week, and then she will be so sick they want her to stay in the hospital for about 4 weeks after that. She will then get the transplant. After the transplant they have told her to stay no less then 10 minutes from the hospital b/c her body will easily attract any disease or illness at this point. This is why they want her close in case something happens she is right there. Also her body is likely to want to reject the new white blood cells and think it is an infection b/c they are new to her body. So she needs to be close in case this happens. I think that's all I know at this point, but she goes to the doctor all the time and comes home with new news, so i will try my best to keep you updated.
On a positive note.... KARA IS COMING HOME TOMORROW!!!!! AHHHHH it has been so long. She has been on her second study abroad. She is home for good this time!!! YEAH!! She is coming straight to Abilene and I can't wait to hug her neck!!!
We have a busy weekend and it starts tomorrow... Kara and Sara are coming to Abilene tomorrow afternoon. Friday we are having a cousin dinner welcoming Kara back and seeing Scottye off (tear... still very bitter about that). Saturday morning Ben graduates from ACU and we are having lunch with some of the family and then Saturday night is the big celebration at a good fancy steak place close by in Buffalo Gap called Perinies (probably spelt wrong...o-well).
Sunday we will all go to church and eat yet again. Dan is headed home with Sara then so he can go to her appt. on Monday. I will work Monday and Tuesday and then head home tuesday after work so we can fly out wednesday morning to DC. So ready for a break and DC will be so fun!!! I can't wait! We are in DC from Wednesday - Monday and back to work on Tuesday. I will have the rest of that week. The last week of school will be a breeze. We have a holiday on Monday and Thursday and Friday are half day. So if I can just make it to DC then I will be good. I need summer.
Anyways this must be the worlds longest post and I am sorry, but thanks for reading! Love yall and love your prayers!
Thanks and God Bless.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Not sure what to even name this Blog...
A lot is going on at the DuBose household. It's not all good either. Acctually some pretty big stuff and God is really testing us right now. He has already proven to us He will take care of us and we believe that 100%, but it does not mean that we wont have hard times. Right now is one of those hard times.
If you keep up with the entire DuBose family, then you probably heard about Sara being disginosed with Chronic Leukemia a few months ago. She was told to try a pill and see if the pill will keep your white blood cell count down, and it did untill now. She was having some other health issues and went to the doctor and come to find out she has a blood clot in her leg, and her body is not responding to the pill anymore. So... now she has to have a Bone Marrow transplant and chemo... Now I am not a doctor, so if I worded something wrong I am sorry. All I know at this point is we need prayer!!!
Pray for energy, comfort, peace, and joy during this time esspecially for Sara, but also the whole family!
Another reason I am not myself.... Dan's cousin, Scottye came over last night to tell us she is moving to Midland. I am not Ok with it one bit. She is my closest friend in Abilene. She works out with me, she stays with me when Dan is gone, she keeps Tinker for us, she is just great. I can not imagin being in Abilene without her. Summer is coming and I can not tell you how happy I was just thinking about how we were going to spend everyday together working out cooking dinner and having a blast. Then she tells me she is leaving... I am so mad about it.
I will keep you updated with Sara and her progress, but at this point we just need prayer!!
Thanks!
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