Maundy Thursday Update

I just finished today's chemo. Here is a brief update:

The chemo treatment today (Thursday) went off without a hitch. The blood counts were sufficient for us to move forward. I also received an injection of Procrit to stimulate red blood cell production. Tomorrow I receive a similar injection to stimulate my white blood cell production. Today's treatment was the last of round two. I have next week off and, if I regain some of my strength, I plan to schedule the celiac plexus ablation.

These have been difficult days. No appetite, along with feelings of weakness and nausea, sap life of its zest. But I keep moving forward, day by day, and God supplies the strength to do so. I continue to receive assurances of your love and prayers and these are what keep me going.

During this Holy Week, I find myself at Gethsemane. I've tried to express what that means for me in a new posting of Along the Journey. As we move toward Easter, remember that without the cross, there is no crown; without death, there is no life.

Jack