Well, we got the official call on Friday! Here’s the itinerary for Brandon’s transplant:
Monday, July 13: Move into our new apartment
Thursday, July 16: Brandon’s clinic check-up and final physical
Friday, July 17: Hickman catheter put in
Monday, July 20, Day -7: Admission to hospital. Day 1 of chemotherapy
Tuesday, July 21, Day -6: Day 2 of chemotherapy
Wednesday, July 22, Day -5: Day 3 of chemotherapy
Thursday, July 23, Day -4: Day 4 of chemotherapy
Friday, July 24, Day -3: Day 5 of chemotherapy
Saturday, July 25, Day -2: Day 6 of chemotherapy
Sunday, July 26, Day -1: Rest!
Monday, July 27, Day 0: Transplantation Day
Tuesday, July 28-August 7: Minimum 11 days of hospital stay, could be more depending on his reactions
So, it’s scheduled; it’s surreal that it’s actually here. The donor is a 30-year-old male, the second one on the list, and he is donating bone marrow which is a sweet gift from God because it’s more difficult on the donor’s body to give marrow over stem cells. We are very grateful to our King!
Brandon’s got one last business trip to take next week, and then we’ll gather our things and go. On July 6, we’re going to begin our lease on our new apartment and on July 7, I’m going for a caregiver class that morning. We’ll come home until the 13th.
Thank you for praying for us. We admonish you to pray that God would be muchly pleased to form Christ in us now and in the days, weeks, and months to come; we need Jesus’s life in us!
Pray for our sweet friends, the Bensons, as they continue to trust in and wait on the perfect timing of our Lord God. Pray that the roots of their faith would continue to deepen. Their lives invested in ours has been something we cherish so much. Pray for their souls to cling to Christ and to long for the Holy Spirit’s work in and through them.
Praise Him from Whom ALL blessings flow!
You all are in my thoughts and prayers.
I continue to pray for the Sheridan family!!
Brandon and Maggie,
Nichole and I are thinking of you and praying for you both–that Christ may be made much of in and through your lives, that God will heal you, Brandon, through whatever means His sees fit, that you will be surrounded with friends and family who are willing to bear your burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. We love you both and Carter Brown, too.
The Hughes
Hey Brandon, this is Josh Newsom (went to shcool together, played football together) I ran into Kirk Benson the other day an he told me to pray for you. Just wanted to let you know that I am praying for you and your family during this difficult time but it looks like you have some awesome people around you. The most awesome of which is Jesus. I am so glad to hear that you are walking in the Lord and that he is working in your life. God bless you!
Hey, we are all praying for you. Keep strong and we will check up on you in this website.
Mike Holly and Anna Kate