8.30 p.m…

Good evening!

The UCSF clinic went very well today. Irene was given one unit of blood because of a low red blood cell count. However, are you ready to hear some good news? Irene’s blood platelet count is now at 122!!! The target range is 140+. She is moving toward that target count rapidly. You may recall that last Thursday the count was 93; last Tuesday it was 77. This is very encouraging news! The bilirubin count is now at 8.7!!! This is also exceptional news, given the historical counts over the last several weeks hovering in the 12-14 range. The target range is 1.5. Clearly, it is moving in the right direction!

Irene’s most significant and continuing challenge is her ability to keep food down. We have started on a new nausea regime…again! Hopefully this will be just the right combination to support her during this healing transition.

In the meantime, however, we’re rejoicing in these recent blood count developments and are reminded of Psalm 72.19: “Praise be to His glorious name forever. May the whole earth be filled with His glory”.

Perhaps you have noticed the addition of some wonderful photos of nature with scripture verses added to our UPDATES over the last few days. We’re grateful to Hosannah Loh, who is allowing us to display her art on Irene’s website. You can see more of Hosanna’s inspiring work at http://www.naturespraise.com.

Thanks for caring…

Caminando con Fé
Dave