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Mar 6, 2011, 4:21:58 PM3/6/11

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Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 3:17 PM

Subject: Update on Stephen

Dear Family and Friends:

Stephen has felt pretty good this past week although his numbers are still very low. The bone marrow biopsy report on Feb. 15 showed there is still evidence of Aplastic Anemia. Because of that, his hematologist has suggested he have another ATG treatment, when he is ready, this time using horse ATG. Stephen chose to wait a couple of weeks before starting the procedure. Because of the wait, we have been blessed with time to enjoy his girlfriend's visit, a day at the Houston Rodeo and time to visit with friends and family. He is spending the next couple of days in Galveston with his girlfriend Chelsea, Liz and Brandon.

The plan is for Stephen to be admitted on Tuesday afternoon March 8 and remain in the hospital for 5 days. Chelsea will stay with him the first night. She will be leaving to go back to FL on Wednesday. She is truly special and a gift to all of us.

Our prayer Requests are as follows:

Please pray for safe travel for Chelsea and for God's comfort for her..

Please pray for healing, that this treatment would work, that Stephen has few if any side effects. Pray for kind, caring and capable nurses and caregivers. For no complications from the blood transfusions that he will be receiving. Also no side effects from the many medications that he will be taking. Pray for wisdom for the doctors. Pray for peace, rest and strength for all of us.

This morning I read the following that I would like to share with you.

Each time we face a “God, what’s the plan here” moment, we can know that we’re also nearing the “but God” moment, where we’ll see our story unfolding for God’s glory and for his good plans for us. (Jeremiah 29; Romans 8:28)

As we wait, Jesus changes us. We no longer see the need to know how we’ll be delivered. We come to know that, no matter how the story ends, it includes the phrase, “but God is our Deliverer.” (2 Samuel 22:2)

The last few months have had moments of deep pain. But these months have also had times of much peace. Please pray that we would all live in the "but God" moments resting on the promise that he is our Deliverer.