There's no place like home....

Hey Friend,

Released from the hospital last night. It's so good to be home. Though the hospital stay was essential (two surgeries, two 4 bags of platelets, and 5 units of blood), it was really hard on the kids to have me gone for 11 days. I am thankful and amazed at how God provided my sister-in-law from Washington to be vacationing at Bass Lake over this time frame. She has two teenage daughters and two younger boys. They stayed with Gabriela on both sides of my hospital stay which was a great blessing for my kids. It also allowed for Gabriela to have a lot of flexibility(as well as great support).

I also am so blessed with a wonderful Community Group that provided daily childcare while the relatives were in Bass Lake. They consistently are there at every turn. I can't be more proud of the way they are expressing Jesus and a biblical approach to being the church in this world. Thank you my dear friends.

Personally, I thank you for your prayers. I feel God's presence and see His hand, yet I confess that my heart is having a very hard time focusing on Him or anything other than the pain and healing process. The fungus mediation is more brutal on me physically than the chemo. I will be taking that every other day until the infection is gone. Dr. Passcuzzo wants to start up the chemo ASAP so that we don't lose ground, but the Infectious Disease Doctor wants all that to wait until the fungal infection is cleared up. My white blood cell count is up and fighting the infection as well as the pneumonia in my chest. Starting chemo would kill those white blood cells.

I am asking God to clear up the infection quickly, and that my sines would heal. They are still discharging blood and stuff that is also being forced by into my hears. It's painful to blow and my fear is that I will end up with infections in my ears. So that is another important request.

I am not one to complain much, but the battle is wearing on me. Keep interceding.

Thankful,

Kelly