Gratitude!

Emilie had her bone marrow aspiration and lumbar puncture this morning.  She did great during the procedure.  Being a control freak and having no control especially when it comes to my chickens is a hard, hard thing.  I left Emilie in the hands of very competent doctors and nurses for an hour which seemed like an eternity.  Within an hour of returning to our "home away from home", Emilie was back to her spunky, feisty self.  She had a great afternoon of crafts (thank you McPherson girls), a photo walk around the hospital and a hospital dinner that she actually enjoyed.  While walking on the rooftop, our neurologist came to find us to let us know that her spinal fluid was clear of cancer.  Great news!  When we got back to our room after our walk, our oncologist was there to let us know that the preliminary look at her bone marrow was good and he even saw some healthy white and red blood cells.  A very nice ending to a very stressful day.  We are so grateful for all your prayers for Emilie and very grateful to our God for keeping us surrounded in His peace today!  Emilie did an awesome job taking photos on our walk today.  I will be posting her work later this week.  Here is a technically poor shot of the two of us, but I love, love, love it!

Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted; but those who wait for the Lord shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up as eagles; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.  Isaiah 40:30-32