Some Set-Backs

Hi! It's Missy here, i'm actually in Medicine Hat for a few days, to regroup, repack and spend some much needed time with our kids. Colin's mom is there for the weekend, so it makes me a little more comfortable to leave him. Unfortunately, his symptoms from the chemo are hitting him REALLY hard. This morning i talked with him, and i'm glad i did, because now, he can't even really talk. His mouth and throat are raw and he is extremely susceptible to sores, which can very quickly cause infection. He is running a fever which also is not a very good sign. Right now, he could go from bad to worse in a matter of hours. There was a spinal dose of chemo scheduled for today at noon, but when they tried in his room, they had no luck, so now on Monday they have to take him straight down to X-Ray and do it there, where they can see exactly where to place the needle. He's been throwing up today as well, so now all of his meds are on IV drip, and he's on constant morphine for the pain. Please pray for his symptoms to subside and for no further infection to plague him. All his blood levels are coming up except the most important white blood cells (which fight infection) no change in those today again. I wish so badly that i was there with him, but i do need to be at home with our boys, if things get any worse, i will be there within hours.
I wish i could bring better news today, but i do want to direct you to watch online, where there was a feature story on the Police Grad (and a bit on Colin as well)....on CHAT news last night.
www.chattelevision.ca to watch the story

Please pray for strength for Colin, that he continues to fight through this pain, that God protects his body from any further infections and that his white blood cells start recovering so he can fight these symptoms.