I hesitate to put this on the blog...but I keep hearing how people want to know how Bucky is doing, so I wrote an email to the family, but then I heard everyone is now worried.
We know everything will be okay in the end, but I believe this week is one of those "mountains to climb." I hope next week is easier.
President Faust said:
"Into every life there come the painful, despairing days of adversity and buffeting. There seems to be a full measure of anguish, sorrow, and often heartbreak for everyone, including those who earnestly seek to do right and be faithful. The thorns that prick, that stick in the flesh, that hurt, often change lives which seem robbed of significance and hope. This change comes about through a refining process which often seems cruel and hard. In this way the soul can become like soft clay in the hands of the Master in building lives of faith,usefulness, beauty, and strength. For some, the refiner’s fire causes a loss of belief and faith in God, but those with eternal perspective understand that such refining is part of the perfection process."
It might be necessary to go through the "refiner's fire" but, gosh, it really hurts. I hope this flame eases up this week because I might not become soft and moldable, but instead just a crispy critter.
Hello family,
It's been awhile since I've updated you on Bucky. He doesn't want me to update you because he doesn't want you to worry... (but I think that if your worrying causes you to pray for him then that's fine...)
We have pretty much depleted our options as of right now. The oncologists at the hospital have no hope for him. All they can do is give him chemo to prolong his life at the expense of his quality of life. The leukemia has started to mutate so as to not be as affected by the chemo.
He can't do New York because he can't get his immune system up enough for them to be able to harvest T-cells. Plus, they have never had success on a post-transplant patient.
Right now he's been feeling okay. He sleeps a lot and doesn't do much more than have the baby sit next to him. The stairs exhaust him.
He's been given a wonderful blessing from his father, so we know everything will be okay.
Love you all, thanks for your prayers,
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