Prayer Request

We ended up going to church in Carmi this morning so that we could stop by to see my uncle this afternoon before he leaves for Barnes-Jewish in the morning. We found out on Friday that his stem cell transplant is no longer working. They got back the results from his bone marrow biopsy from the week before (at approxmitely the 100 day mark).

Here is how his oldest daughter described it: "The bone marrow biopsy showed only 15% donor, the other 85% is acute leukemia. Daddy received platelets and then they headed home about 3:00 ish. They report back to St. Louis on Monday morning to begin another round of chemo (stronger this time) and possibly some other treatments. Without treatment Daddy only has a few weeks to live, so they will be aggressive and do all they can to help him, but we know that God is the one in control."

They are leaving for the hospital at 6:30 in the morning to check-in around 9:30 for an undetermined journey that has been discussed as being a couple of months or so (if it works). They don't really know what the future holds...as none of us really does. However, they would greatly appreciate prayers from anyone.

Here is a list of names if someone would like to include them in their prayers:

Bob Lamp (my uncle - had myelodysplastic syndrome which has now progressed to leukemia)
Madeline Lamp (my aunt)
Dawn Lamp (my cousin's wife who is going to be with them on Monday and Tuesday)
Brooks and Anna York (my cousin and her husband who are traveling over on Tuesday night and returning Thursday night)
Barbara McArthy (my cousin who is going over on Thursday night)

Please keep these people in your prayers along with the entire family as they begin the next leg of this journey.

Thanks,
Kim