Got another biopsy coming up.

[AD(J)]

Hey guys,

If you read my blog, you may have caught that I am dealing with Leukemia. Well, not so much dealing with as kicking it's arse!

BUT... what this means is that in addition to drawing blood every two weeks, I have to have a bone marrow biopsy every six months, which has sort of snuck up on me, since this is my first official six month biopsy. (I was diagnosed in March).

My doctors are scheduling me for the end of September. Luckily, since I already have a trip planned for Barbados the third week of September, they are being nice enough to let me do that first.

I want it to come back as a full remission. I'm nearly there as it is since my body is responding to the Gleevec (http://www.gleevec.com/index.jsp?usertrack.filter_applied=true&NovaId=7852773770167111998) pills very well, but I want the results to be completely inexplicable to the doctors.

I want them to scratch their heads, then ask me about Jesus and why he healed me when their pills seemed to be doing so well. I want to be able to tell them that God loves them the same as he loves me. I suppose I can tell them that anyway, but hey, I also want to not have Leukemia any longer, and these two things could really go hand in hand.

;)


So, pray for me. Either way I will miss work while my hip heals, and be unable to lead worship for at least 2 weeks, maybe more. And darn it all... we're adding a morning service in October, literally the week after I have this biopsy... so I will not be able to help out and there will be more to do for whoever fills in for me almost immediately.

Man this stinks.

[fmckinnon]

Hey,
I had NO IDEA you were going through this - I do checkout your blog sometimes, but I guess I just didn't catch this.

We'll pray for you ... my wife, Joy, is a survivor of acute leukemia (bone marrow biopsies and all,and the scar to prove it) ... you can and you WILL beat this cursed disease.

[AD(J)]

Thanks for that. Acute is so rough... and here I whine about having CML, which is probably the easier one to go through.


In the meantime, here's an update: We have to move, again. We just moved in April, about 2 weeks after we found out, and now the bills are just too much so we're moving backwards in time it seems.... married couples are supposed to start off in a small, crappy apartment so they can always look back and laugh, and really appreciate what they have now.

We were planning the move here for a long time. We got a two bedroom place cause who knows, right, may need it sometime soon. Well, that's off too, can't be having a kid with all these drugs in me. And now we get to go crappy-apartment hunting once again.

Plus, once again, I'll have a fresh biopsy right on my pelvis and won't be able to actually physically move much of anything. And the moment we add our brand new morning service at Corner Church in October, my lower-lower back will probably be too sore to even get up on stage and lead.



We meet with our landlord on Tuesday, so please pray that they are gracious with us. We signed a one year lease, and we really can't afford to buy out of it, so we need something big to happen.



This really isn't the life I wanted for my wife and I. She's had it rough enough in her past.

I just can't get my head around all this, you know. Seems like I'm the wildcard, the variable, and I know I can't blame myself... so I'm purposing in my head not to, but in the middle of the night it's so hard to quell those type of thoughts.

[Mike Darley]

I had no idea any of that was going on. My wife and I will definitely be praying for you and your wife.

[JulianaKingston]

Lord I thank you for your love and neverending blessings. I lift up ireLocus to you today who is having to deal with leukemia. Just make ireLocus strong through this time and thank you for healing ireLocus thank you Lord amen

[El Ben]

Bro, I'm believing with you guys for INCREDIBLE things phsyically, emotionally, and spiritually to come from this tough time. I'm believing that you'll be stronger than you've ever been, a better husband and mate than you've ever been, and closer to Jesus than you've ever been.

[Joseph]

My wife and I are standing with you Man! I know what is to Lead Worship and suffer physical pain that tries to cripple you. O` Lord!!! Command your Healing to infiltrate my Brothers body and consume this illness with The Fire the Purges and cleanses his being. And Bless His faithfulness to you in Standing strong during these times of Suffering.

United with You in Jesus
Joseph