My sister Jodi.

I haven't spoken much about my sister and her battle with Multiple Myeloma on here. Mostly because I want to honor her privacy. She needs prayers. Her white blood count is still at zero and she is 18 days since her bone marrow transplant. White blood counts usually start coming back up on day 10-12.

I wanted to post today more to tell you how amazing her and her husband are through all of it. I have seen love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control demonstrated in them throughout all of this. It can't be comprehended or explained from a worldly perspective. Jesus has them in his arms and is carrying them through this physical battle. Thank you to those of you who have been praying for her. Prayers are being answered. Please continue to lift Jodi and Randy up in prayers.

This song was sang in church this morning. It really moved me even though I have heard/sang it many times before, it has taken on a new meaning to me.

"Lord our eyes are fixed on you and we are waiting for your garland of grace as we praise your name."

I was reminded that my joy can ONLY be found in Christ. Any other joy, including a positive report on my sister's health, is only temporal. True joy and peace can only come from God. I pray that you have found the true joy and peace that only God has to offer.

If you would like to read more specifics on Jodi's journey let me know and I will give you a link to her care page.

Update on my sister.

This is a picture of Jodi with our niece Emily taken at Zack's Open House this past June.

I want to honor my sister's privacy while still giving you an update because she really appreciates and feels all the prayers being said on her behalf. The bad news is her bone marrow biopsy came back with the cancer cell count at 70-80%. That is really high. The good news is she has no lesions on her bones and her heart is healthy. She will start chemo this week Friday. Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

Thank you!

Please pray

Tuesday night was a rough night and I am still living in a bit of a fog waiting for the dust to settle in hopes to get a better view of what is going on.

My oldest sister, Jodi, has been dealing with some unexplainable health issues this summer. She was told she was in renal (kidney) failure. She was referred to a Nephrologist (fancy name for kidney doctor) who ordered a biopsy of her kidney. They took 7 biopsies last Wednesday and sent them off to the Mayo clinic for testing and had an appointment scheduled for Oct. 1 to review the results.

Tuesday she received a call from the Nephrologist. It's never good news when they call you. He had gotten some of the results back and had to tell my sister that she has cancer of the blood. It is called Multiple Myeloma and is a cancer of the plasma cell. It is an incurable but treatable disease. You can read more about it at MMRF. The Nephrologist has already set up an appointment for my sister with the Cancer and Hematology Center for this Friday.

Please keep Jodi, her husband Randy, and their 3 children; Derek (20), Brandon (18), and Kendra (16) in your prayers. The boys had to learn about this via phone call as they are both off at college right now.