Masked Crusader/My Hero: 

No chemo today. When we arrived at the clinic, the first thing our chemo nurse did was draw Stew's blood to send to the lab. It wasn't long before the doctor came in carrying the lab report with the word "critical" in red, once again.

She kindly explained to us that even though the wbc had gone up some, the neutrophil count dropped more and was a .48. Much too low to proceed with chemo at this time. Treatment has been postponed till next Monday where we will try again.

In the interim Stew gets to avoid groups of people, wash his hands all the time, and wear a very stylish mask when he goes out. His response...he always wanted to be a masked crusader. :-) 

And, he's quite a handsome one if I do say so myself! 

You can't tell from the picture, but the masks they gave him this time are a soft sunshine yellow. Not his first choice of color, but I kind of like it.

Initially, it was a bit of a disappointment, but all is well. We are choosing to believe Stew's body is responding more and more each day to God's total health and healing...the tests just haven't discovered it yet.

Thank you for continuing to agree with us in prayer. What a gift you are!

Face to the Wall

Gary and Deb