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I missed the text.  I was teaching along with the 4's preschool teacher, the first day of school.  I love the first day.  All those cute adorable kids walk through the door in their first day outfits and handsome hair du's and cute pigtails and braids.  My heart just wasn't in it today. Don't get me wrong I loved it but....  while I was having fun, my other half was in Grand Rapids having a lab and getting ready to have chemo?  That is when I received the text. " I am on my way home, I am not receiving chemo."  What? Why? Well Kent earlier this week has had some sinus pressure and he thought it was allergies but now is most likely a cold.  His Neutrophils were 200 and normal is 1500 to 7700.  Wow ! His white blood count was low as well.  So we have been pushed out 4 weeks without chemo.  He received two treatments this round and we were pushed out a week due to a meeting in Ann Arbor with a Liver Transplant surgeon last week Thursday and now due to a cold.  Next week will be week 4 and yet another attempt to get chemo.  

In Ann Arbor today a GI board met reviewing Kent's case.  A group of Dr's. get together and talk about what is possible and doable for Kent  giving him the best possible quality to his health.  Today at one o'clock this afternoon, Kent received a call from the surgeon, and he told Kent this.  One tumor would be able to have a (RFA) Radio Frequency Ablation, and the other tumors are stable at this point and that he thought chemo would continue to be the best option for those.  I did ask Kent what they were thinking about the lymph node? At one point the surgeon was thinking that the lymph node was cancerous.  Kent said, he had forgotten to ask that, so we have a call into them for answers. 

 At this point, here are the dates and info regarding future appointments that we will be asking for prayers for  1)Dr appointment on Wednesday Sept 18 to discuss the Ann Arbor treatments with Kent's oncologist 2) Chemo on Thursday the  Sept.19 th 3) Radiologist appointment on the 23 rd of Sept. to get answers on Theraspheres 4) Chemo again or learning when we would do RFA whatever comes first.  As you can see Kent has quite the busy schedule.

We want to tell each one of you that we would not make it without any of you.  You all play an important role in helping us get though this journey.  Weather you have made us a meal or given us a hug, prayed for us, sent us a email, FB message, or helped us in anyway driving us or giving Lydia extra love , we CAN NOT say THANK YOU enough.  We are blown away by the Love and care.  As your busy fall school year begins I pray all those moments you have cared for us will return to you .   I pray you have a great week.  Stay tuned to the next week and we will update what is happening.