This Week No Chemo, Counts Are Up

Yeah! No chemo this week! We went to clinic today for bloodwork and everything looks good. Ashley's ANC is up to 1430. We were glad to see that her ANC and WBC have gone up. Her RBC still looks fine, no need to transfuse. She has had so much energy lately. We have kept her inside for the last 2 weeks because her allergies had gotten so bad. It has defiantly helped. We think that the bad air from the fire down south was affecting her, so hopefully, in a few weeks she will be fine to be outside.

Next week Ashley will receive her next chemo. This will be a stronger dose of VCR (vincristine) combined with AMD (dactinomyicin). The doctor said that she will be "achy" and probably nauseated. Again, we pray that the side effects will be minimal.

We also ask that you pray for us to have wisdom. We are constantly having to make decisions about what is safe for Ashley to be around (germ wise) and balancing that with how to make her life feel normal. We thank God for giving Ashley, and all of us, health for the last 10 weeks. We pray that He will continue to shield us from the colds, flus, and viruses that are going around. It has been because of God's protection that Ashley has stayed well and we are grateful.

Please continue to pray for Ashley. We know that God hears every prayer.