Waiting for the results

On April first Roger and I headed down to HUP for Roger's regularly scheduled monthly appointment with Dr. Stadtmauer. The antibiotic Roger had taken for the blood infection he caught two weeks prior had apparently worked, and he gave Roger a clean bill of health in that regard. Dr. Stadtmauer said he was "guardedly optimistic" about the efficacy of the new chemo regimen Roger has been on, but we would need to await the new protein level readings before he could be sure.
Well, as of this date, April eighth, the labs have still not sent their results to HUP, so we all continue to be in the dark as to what those levels are. The nurse practitioner who works with Dr. Stadtmauer has promised to call me as soon as they come in, and when I get the news I will be sure to post it.
This past week I landed a nasty four-day cold--but, thank the Lord, Roger amazingly did NOT catch it. However, yesterday Roger did spend the day at Abington Hospital getting transfused with two pints of blood. Not the best way to start a new April.
But as always we are encouraged when we see the little crocuses and daffodils with their cheery faces telling us Spring is really here. And this week, Holy Week, points our hearts to the true and eternal Spring, a new birth and new life through the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks be to God for His inestimable gift! He is our source of hope in every circumstance.