Saturday, July 24, 2010
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
"Thank You Everyone, Thank You God!"
I just came back from having my blood checked as there was a concern about my platelets being so low. The normal range is 150-450K and mine was 34k on Monday. I honestly went in today not knowing what to expect. My platelet count was 131K. Thank You Lord! Thank you for all those that prayed so diligently over the last few days for my numbers to go up. The Lord is so faithful! In addition, my white blood cell count was undetermined; I was told the machine couldn’t register or give the nurse a number. I said, "What does that mean?" She said that the number is probably too high. Now last time I had a Neulasta shot my WBC went from 1,200-94,000 which caused me an ton of pain due to the creation of cells in my bone marrow. Today, I have no pain as The Lord is relieving me of any effects. How awesome is that?!! The nurse couldn’t believe I wasn’t in "some" pain. They are sending my blood out to try and get a number of WBC. God Bless all of you and thank you so much for your prayers as I am living proof they are being answered. And as far as my blood pressure- this morning, it is back to normal.
Very, very blessed-
Rick
“I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens Me”
Philippians 4:13
Very, very blessed-
Rick
“I can do all things through Jesus Christ who strengthens Me”
Philippians 4:13
"It is in our deepest suffering of torment and despair that we truly confess our grave need for the Savior. What explicit goodness of the Son to lead us, tenderly, without abandon, into the comforting arms of the Father. Behold, it is safe. It is pure. We are made new by the unequivocal person of Jesus Christ. By His blood we are saved daily. Thank You God."
-Dana Lange
-Dana Lange
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
"OUR DELIVERER"
Good morning dear friends & family~~
Thank you for your continued prayers, goodness, presence and encouragement! It is your love and care that affords us daily strength to persevere. God loves through people.
Although Rick is generally feeling pretty good lately, other than tired, his blood pressure continues to be on the high side. I have been encouraging him to walk now that it is cooler..since inactivity could be one of the causes. Thank you for praying. God is our great physician! He can correct this and command our body and cells to do whatever He wills. Praying for His favor upon Rick's entire body is greatly needed.
Tomorrow Rick has an appointment to get blood count checked again. His platelets are low. 150.0-450.0 is normal range. His was 34.0 on Monday. If it drops to 20.0 he will be given a platelet transfusion. Praying God will recover his blood levels and strength. Total healing from all cancer, all disease! GOD is Awesome! GOD is able! Please never cease in going to One saves; the One who created you and me, the whole world and Rick too! The One who Knows his every cell and organ and breaths the life into each of us daily. Thank You GOD! Thank You Jesus! He will fight for us!
With love and deep gratitude,
Dana
David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
He said:
"The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
from violent men you save me.
I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise,
and I am saved from my enemies.
"The waves of death swirled about me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called to the LORD;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
"The earth trembled and quaked,
the foundations of the heavens shook;
they trembled because he was angry.
Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds were under his feet.
He mounted the cherubim and flew;
he soared on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness his canopy around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
Out of the brightness of his presence
bolts of lightning blazed forth.
The LORD thundered from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.
He shot arrows and scattered the enemies ,
bolts of lightning and routed them.
The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke of the LORD,
at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
"He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the LORD was my support.
He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
"The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD;
I have not done evil by turning from my God.
All his laws are before me;
I have not turned away from his decrees.
I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in his sight.
"To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
You save the humble,
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
You are my lamp, O LORD;
the LORD turns my darkness into light.
With your help I can advance against a troop;
with my God I can scale a wall.
"As for God, his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in him.
For who is God besides the LORD ?
And who is the Rock except our God?
It is God who arms me with strength
and makes my way perfect.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he enables me to stand on the heights.
He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You give me your shield of victory;
you stoop down to make me great.
You broaden the path beneath me,
so that my ankles do not turn.
"I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
I crushed them completely, and they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.
You armed me with strength for battle;
you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
to the LORD, but he did not answer.
I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth;
I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
"You have delivered me from the attacks of my people;
you have preserved me as the head of nations.
People I did not know are subject to me,
and foreigners come cringing to me;
as soon as they hear me, they obey me.
They all lose heart;
they come trembling from their strongholds.
"The LORD lives!
Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!
He is the God who avenges me,
who puts the nations under me,
who sets me free from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from violent men you rescued me.
Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations;
I will sing praises to your name.
He gives his king great victories;
He shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,
to David and his descendants forever."
- 2 Samuel 22
Praise Christ Jesus, all who are called David's descendants!
Thank you for your continued prayers, goodness, presence and encouragement! It is your love and care that affords us daily strength to persevere. God loves through people.
Although Rick is generally feeling pretty good lately, other than tired, his blood pressure continues to be on the high side. I have been encouraging him to walk now that it is cooler..since inactivity could be one of the causes. Thank you for praying. God is our great physician! He can correct this and command our body and cells to do whatever He wills. Praying for His favor upon Rick's entire body is greatly needed.
Tomorrow Rick has an appointment to get blood count checked again. His platelets are low. 150.0-450.0 is normal range. His was 34.0 on Monday. If it drops to 20.0 he will be given a platelet transfusion. Praying God will recover his blood levels and strength. Total healing from all cancer, all disease! GOD is Awesome! GOD is able! Please never cease in going to One saves; the One who created you and me, the whole world and Rick too! The One who Knows his every cell and organ and breaths the life into each of us daily. Thank You GOD! Thank You Jesus! He will fight for us!
With love and deep gratitude,
Dana
David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
He said:
"The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation.
He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—
from violent men you save me.
I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise,
and I am saved from my enemies.
"The waves of death swirled about me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called to the LORD;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
"The earth trembled and quaked,
the foundations of the heavens shook;
they trembled because he was angry.
Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds were under his feet.
He mounted the cherubim and flew;
he soared on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness his canopy around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
Out of the brightness of his presence
bolts of lightning blazed forth.
The LORD thundered from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.
He shot arrows and scattered the enemies ,
bolts of lightning and routed them.
The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke of the LORD,
at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
"He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the LORD was my support.
He brought me out into a spacious place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.
"The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD;
I have not done evil by turning from my God.
All his laws are before me;
I have not turned away from his decrees.
I have been blameless before him
and have kept myself from sin.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in his sight.
"To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
to the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
You save the humble,
but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
You are my lamp, O LORD;
the LORD turns my darkness into light.
With your help I can advance against a troop;
with my God I can scale a wall.
"As for God, his way is perfect;
the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in him.
For who is God besides the LORD ?
And who is the Rock except our God?
It is God who arms me with strength
and makes my way perfect.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he enables me to stand on the heights.
He trains my hands for battle;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You give me your shield of victory;
you stoop down to make me great.
You broaden the path beneath me,
so that my ankles do not turn.
"I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
I crushed them completely, and they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.
You armed me with strength for battle;
you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,
and I destroyed my foes.
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
to the LORD, but he did not answer.
I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth;
I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
"You have delivered me from the attacks of my people;
you have preserved me as the head of nations.
People I did not know are subject to me,
and foreigners come cringing to me;
as soon as they hear me, they obey me.
They all lose heart;
they come trembling from their strongholds.
"The LORD lives!
Praise be to my Rock!
Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!
He is the God who avenges me,
who puts the nations under me,
who sets me free from my enemies.
You exalted me above my foes;
from violent men you rescued me.
Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations;
I will sing praises to your name.
He gives his king great victories;
He shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,
to David and his descendants forever."
- 2 Samuel 22
Praise Christ Jesus, all who are called David's descendants!
Friday, July 16, 2010
"Hard Things = Prayer"
Thank you so much for your constant encouragement and prayers daily. We are humbled by the outpouring of love and I am forever changed--daily! GOD is so good to allow really hard things in our lives. These are the times that truly continue to transform my mind and engrave deep truth into my heart. I pray that you are able to embrace, with GOD'S help, your hard things too.
Today, Rick has started to really feel the effects of the Neulasta shot. Shoulder pain, back pain and now..calf pain. We knew this would be coming and as the onset approached yesterday, I hooked Rick up to this really cool TeNS machine (Trans cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation), so kindly brought to us by Le. It was fun to adjust it's settings on Rick, until I turned it up a little too high (...Le, I promise..I went really slow, just like you explained.) Man, that thing is sensitive- (referring to the TeNS.) No need to be concerned that I might be torturing our patient..we've got it down now. He is getting some relief from this quaint little, yet POWERFUL machine. Thank you Le! This time around we are also prepared with painkillers, which tend to take the edge off. Not sure how long these "growing pains" will last, however, we would be very blessed and encouraged if you would pray that Rick would be able to endure this time and the LORD would minimize the pain. "that He would grant Rick, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in his inner man,." Eph. 3:16
Secondly, we are asking for GOD'S favor upon our insurance company as Dr. Nademmanee, Rick's doctor at CITY OF HOPE, submits request for authorization for HLA A/B Blood Type testing for Rick's twin brother, Mike. This test is crucial in matching for Rick's stem cell transplant. Dr. Nade has been so great in communicating with us and submitted a request back in May, with no result. Please pray that our insurance (Blue Cross HMO) is responsive and agreeable in processing and authorizing this request for Mike and Rick's HLA blood type testing.
Always praying in the perfect will of our Sovereign GOD, thank you my dear loved ones.
Have a beautiful day.
Life & peace in waiting..
Dana
Today, Rick has started to really feel the effects of the Neulasta shot. Shoulder pain, back pain and now..calf pain. We knew this would be coming and as the onset approached yesterday, I hooked Rick up to this really cool TeNS machine (Trans cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation), so kindly brought to us by Le. It was fun to adjust it's settings on Rick, until I turned it up a little too high (...Le, I promise..I went really slow, just like you explained.) Man, that thing is sensitive- (referring to the TeNS.) No need to be concerned that I might be torturing our patient..we've got it down now. He is getting some relief from this quaint little, yet POWERFUL machine. Thank you Le! This time around we are also prepared with painkillers, which tend to take the edge off. Not sure how long these "growing pains" will last, however, we would be very blessed and encouraged if you would pray that Rick would be able to endure this time and the LORD would minimize the pain. "that He would grant Rick, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in his inner man,." Eph. 3:16
Secondly, we are asking for GOD'S favor upon our insurance company as Dr. Nademmanee, Rick's doctor at CITY OF HOPE, submits request for authorization for HLA A/B Blood Type testing for Rick's twin brother, Mike. This test is crucial in matching for Rick's stem cell transplant. Dr. Nade has been so great in communicating with us and submitted a request back in May, with no result. Please pray that our insurance (Blue Cross HMO) is responsive and agreeable in processing and authorizing this request for Mike and Rick's HLA blood type testing.
Always praying in the perfect will of our Sovereign GOD, thank you my dear loved ones.
Have a beautiful day.
Life & peace in waiting..
Dana
“The strong desire to magnify God is acceptable to Him and is an indication of spiritual health. It is certain, in the long run, to bring blessing to our own souls and I have frequently noticed that when we earnestly desire to do something special for the Lord, He generally does something for
us very much of the same kind.”
—Charles Spurgeon
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