Praise God for more fever free days. Jeremy had his clinic appointment today where they drew labs and gave the monthly and bi-weekly medications – IVIG and pentamidine, respectively.

Our emotions were kind of up and down throughout the morning while waiting for the results of his labs. Anxious, but continuing to pray, leaving it in the hands of our almighty God.

The results came back early afternoon and it showed that Jeremy’s platelets had dropped again, down to 36. His white cell count and red blood count took a small dip, but not significantly. The doctors ordered a bone marrow aspirate to be done this coming Thursday, 3/14, as well as additional lab work. It’ll mean a day of fasting for Jeremy, skipping two meals, including his favorite – breakfast. The bone marrow aspirate and additional lab work will attempt to determine the reason behind the recent downward trend in Jeremy’s platelet count. I checked out for a second when we heard the news, so I only heard “infection, medication, signs of disease.” It sounded like they want to do the aspirate to rule out any signs of relapse. And additional blood work will be done to check for viruses/infections that may suppress the counts.

I can’t describe how broken up we are about this. In all honesty, we are a weeping mess. One of the early signs of Jeremy’s diagnosis back in June 2012 was low platelet and blood counts from peripheral blood draws. A follow-up bone marrow aspirate confirmed the presence of leukemia. It feels like we’re reliving it all over again – the anxiety over the recent lab draws and now a scheduled bone marrow aspirate to “get a closer look.”

Yet we are continually reminded of God’s healing, sustaining, and strengthening hand on Jeremy through all this. We are reminded of the many times He’s poured His mercy out on Jeremy. He knows the desires of our hearts and we pray that our desires are in line with His for Jeremy’s outcome. Praise God for His very known presence through this trial.

Please continue to pray with us. Please pray that Jeremy’s platelets would start back on an upward trend. Please pray that all his cell lines – white blood cell, red blood cell/hemoglobin, and platelets would climb upward. Please pray against relapse, the return of this awful disease. Please pray that the bone marrow aspirate on Thursday 3/14 would not show any signs of disease or anything that would further threaten his life. Please pray that our heavenly Father would continue to pour out His mercy on Jeremy and that He has already healed Jeremy once and for all.

Thank you all for continuing to journey and pray with us. Your fellowship has been felt through the continued messages of encouragement and comfort.