Well, I can say for sure that life if never boring. Kelly went to his oncologist last Monday and was given some new news. He still is not showing any signs of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (thank you God!)but now there are a low number of immature white blood cells in his blood and they have markers that indicate that they are cloning themselves. Our oncologist has told Kelly that he now has Chronic Leukemia. The lab results say that the test are suggestive of this information. With regards to the other diagnoses that have been given this last year and a half... the tests no longer show the chromosome abnormality. As far as Myelophibrosis, there has been no change in the levels of scar tissue or inflammation of his liver. With Myelophibrosis, his test should be showing an increase and they are not. So what is what?
Here is where we have landed...
We are not embracing the diagnosis of CL.
We are not going to take any chemo (doc. wanted to start Kelly on "maintenance" treatment for Chronic Leukemia)
We have given our updated labs to our Naturalpathic doc and he is consulting with other doc. that he works with. (waiting to hear from them)
Kelly is reading up on how to strengthen his bone-marrow nutritionally.
Our trust in not in blood test, Doctors (natural or otherwise), nutrition etc... We have gone to God with our concerns and requests and trust that He will continue to lead us. We know that He has an opinion about Kelly's health and we want to know what that is. After a couple of days of dealing with fear and discouragement, the Lord has reminded me that He has spoken life over Kelly and that we are in a process of being stripped of things in our lives that Kelly and I used to find "life" in and now God wants us to find Life in Him alone. We thank Him and praise Him for his work in our lives.
Please pray that we would have willing hearts,(the stripping process is painful). Please also pray that we would be wise in the decisions we make and attentive to His leading.
Thank you ahead of time for praying and thank you for reading this.
LOL The Rosenthal's
p.s. Kelly is feeling great and is functioning at 100%!
4 comments:
Wow. Sometimes I need to be shaken up a bit to be reminded that I was created for fellowship with the Lord, not to be served by Him or by anyone else. I admire the faith you both are displaying through these difficult and confusing days. "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen" (Heb. 11:1,ESV). Assurance in the future blessings of God--wherever they lead--help us through our present trials and temptations. Conviction over what God--through Christ--has done in the past gives us the foundation we need for faith in the first place. May the Lord continue to grow you both! I will continue in prayer for Kelly's health, and the strength of the whole family.
God Bless!
Dan Fitch
Well I acquiesce in but I think the list inform should have more info then it has.
Gabriella,
I think of you and pray for your family often. Although the news you continue to receive seems confusing it is clear you know exactly where to look for truth.
I am delighted to hear that Kelly is functioning at 100%. That is better than most on a typical day.
Keep the faith~
Cindy Blaylock Chleborad
Rosenthal's,
Be honored [if you can keep it in perspective from His viewpoint] that God has chosen you to experience, not just in 'Theological' terms - but in reality, the process of finding Life in Him above all 'things'. God is pruning His Church in these days - and it sounds like He has chosen you to be leaders or 'first fruits' of His in this.
He must yet have something special for you both as Husband & Wife in this - and even your children - as they faithfully watch you go through this process.
Thinking of you . .
Ken Connelly
kennethconnelly53@gmail.com
[208] 691-1203
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