Thankful for special blessings...

This week has not been an easy one, I admit.  Last Thursday was my big chemo treatment that always knocks me flat for about 4-5 days. But by day 5 I'm back at it, jogging, cleaning, doing what I do...it's how I roll.  But this week, by day four I wasn't coming back up, I was going down, and fast.

By day 6, I was running low grade fever and by day 7 I was calling the doctor expecting a trip to the ER.  I was sleeping most of the time, nauseous, vomiting, stomach hurting, couldn't eat anything except crackers and toast.  I lost 9 pounds in 6 days, y'all.  It was NOT a pretty site.  

But an amazing thing happened on day 6 as well, just as it always does in these circumstances.  I had 3 random friends text message me to tell me they were praying for me.  Coincidence?  I don't think so.

I had decided that if I was going to the hospital, I wasn't telling anyone, first, because I didn't feel like visitors, and second, I just didn't need the drama.  But the three specific friends who texted me are low drama people, and are incredible prayer warriors.

My reply to them was simple.  "I'm not doing well, have a low-grade fever.  At 101 I have to go to the ER."

All three of them texted back that they would pray.  Please understand the miracle in all of this.  Friend #1 I haven't talked to in a couple weeks.  She had no idea what was going on with me.  She just texted to tell me I was on her heart and she was praying.  Friend #2 is very busy, and although she lives extremely close, we see each other only in passing.  Friend #3 lives about 3 hours away and I haven't seen nor spoken to her in over 7 years...

I know that these were divine prayers going up for me.

So when I went in to see my doctor yesterday, an even more amazing thing happened.  

They couldn't find anything wrong with me.  My blood work came back fine.  My WBC count (which was crazy low the week before) was normal, if not a little high/normal.  My RBC count (which was low the week before) had come back up, too.  So much so they cancelled my 4 Neupogen injections this week.  I didn't need them.

When I was at my weakest point I prayed, "Lord, I can't take anymore.  PLEASE send me a reprieve."  And within less than an hour, my friends began texting and started to pray.  And by midnight my fever broke and I was feeling better.

I believe in the power of prayer.  I believe I have angels watching over me... and I have a multitude of prayer warriors :)

I am blessed with special blessings from above!

Only By His Grace,

Billie