Hello, family and friends of the Bigelows! Thank you for visiting us here! :-)
Well, what we expected to be DJ's FOLFIRI treatment #8 on July 5 was put off a week, due to extraordinarily high enzyme levels in his liver. We aren't exactly sure what caused the enzymes to soar to such incredible numbers - perhaps the virus that had been shared by many members of Brooke's softball team a few weeks prior? Perhaps DJ's body is weary of the toxins accumulating in him due to chemotherapy? We just do not know, but I was happy for an extra week of no treatment!
We returned to the Coastal Integrative Cancer Care a week later, and it was determined on Wednesday, July 11, that DJ's body was healthy enough to be poisoned some more - I mean, to take treatment #8. His liver enzyme levels were still higher than normal, but not to such extreme heights.
Since then, I'm sorry to say, DJ has had a tough time. Today is the 6th day of this cycle, and he usually begins to pull out of the ill affects better than he has this time. Nausea has continued to trouble him, and I think that the digestive difficulties are beginning to move downward in his GI tract now. Thank you for praying for him; please don't stop!
In other news, the children are enjoying an excellent summer vacation! Various sports and hobbies and time with friends and VBS attendance and swimming and being lazy at home: all of the good stuff of a summer holiday. We are blessed beyond measure!
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Why would Brooke Bigelow not smile for the camera?
Brooke, Caedmon, Alexandra and their mother (not pictured) enjoyed a game of Settlers of Cattan
while DJ (not pictured) sat on the couch and tried to feel better. |
"Do not withhold Your mercy from me, LORD; may Your love and faithfulness always protect me. Be pleased to save me, LORD; come quickly, LORD, to help me.
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
may those who long for Your saving help always say, 'The LORD is great!' "
~Psalm 40:11, 13, 16~
