Health news.

I have just now been diagnosed with low-grade chronic leukemia. This can be treated without chemotherapy or radiation and I have a team of oncologists to help me move forwards.

Please pray for God’s will to be done in my life.

 

Last Friday my wife found me in bed ranting unintelligibly when I was supposed to be getting ready to bring my band to Cowboy Troy’s up in Victor. So she brought me to the hospital ER where they found me with a temp of 104, and a heart rate of 137. I also had zero neutrophils and a very elevated lymphocytes, was anemic, and septic with a strep infection in my left leg. Nobody expected me to make it through last Friday but God had mercy. I have been on IV antibiotics for 9 days and my blood levels are getting better but I continue to fight a very painful leg infection. It’s very slow going. Every day I get an antibiotic drip and every day I soak through a set of clothes fighting this strep infection. Once they get this under control they will simply monitor my blood levels four or five times a year with no real treatment for the leukemia. Right now I wonder if I will be able to walk again but I remain positive and am working my legs out with stretchy bands and falling asleep to the history channel. My wife could use prayers of support and I continue to ask for prayers that God’s will be worked out through this.

 

Just got out of my second surgery where they installed a valve drain to empty an abscess in my left leg. Pretty painful procedure but I have to go through it. Good reports from the surgery. Pretty doped up right now. But Father God is good, and he has placed me in a way that I have very good people around me. I’ll keep you posted. Don’t forget to thank God today.

 

Thank you all.

Have made great gains in fighting my leg infection. Had to have some dead muscle and tissue removed so I got a funny looking skinny leg with a size 12 sticking out. Still going in for daily infusion of antibiotics. Apart from all that, no other news. I continue to pray for God’s will and my submission to it.

 

Today I was taken off my daily infusions and given a pill form antibiotic. Will still get blood drawn a lot but no more midline in my arm.