We wanted to give a quick mid-cycle update to let you know how Maggie is doing and how prayers – yours and ours – are being answered.
Maggie has been staying close to home (away from germs) for most of the time since her last infusion. She has had a difficult time with her belly recovering from chemo. Last Monday we were thinking we might be watching her slip into another bout of C-Diff. We prayed like crazy for mercy. She slowly began to recover on her own – no antibiotics. We submitted a fecal sample on Wednesday to be sure we were headed in the right direction. No C-Diff was detected. She has stayed hydrated and eaten a bland diet. This past Monday she was able to spend part of the day at Temple helping with DNow planning. She is at church tonight, and we are guardedly optimistic that she will take part in DNow activities this weekend. She has reported only one short break-through pain episode since increasing her patch dosage. We all continue to avoid the contracting the flu. I’m almost completely over a nagging cold, but that is the only thing to come our way (so far, still praying).
The prayer requests are more of the same – avoiding the flu and other seasonal bugs in our home, Maggie’s belly to continue healing to allow her a fun weekend doing what she loves, death to cancer cells, and strength to keep moving forward. We did hear that UAB does not a clinical trial suited to Maggie’s case. Our plan is find out her CEA on Monday and use it as guidance in timing our contacts with MDA. Maggie wants as much “normal” as possible, so we’re balancing our desire to identify the next step with her need to rest. If the change to Cetuximab proves effective, we’ll breath easier and allow Maggie some much needed breathing space. If the CEA suggests otherwise, we’ll move more quickly. Either way, we’ll be speaking to her team at MDA in the coming days.
Thank you for your continuing prayers and interest. We’ll provide another update before, but our next scheduled admission for standard chemo is Monday, Jan. 29th at Batson.
Oh wow!!! Good news!!! Praying for safety from the bad bugs, wisdom in decision making, and mercy!!! Thanks for being so faithful to keep us updated!! Much love and prayers from The Mills Fam!!!
Praying for all aforementioned requests! May God give you all the healing and rest you need. We love y’all…..
Continued prayers ????????????????
Keeping the faith and prayers focused to our Lord and Savior.
Praying for you all. Love you!
MAGGIE AMAZES ME WITH HER FAITH AND COMMITMENT TO GOD. PRAYERS CONTINUE!
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God is so good! So thankful that Maggie did well with the last treatment. Please know that Maggie and each of you are always in my thoughts and prayers.
Praying for protection from any bugs out there. Praying for strength and rest. Love you all
Great news for Maggie. I pray God keeps her Free from germs and heals her!
Praying…. Praying.
Praying for healing for Maggie. She is the strongest person I know, y’all are. Prayers continue for all????????
We continue to lift up Maggie and the Hanberrys in prayer to our good and faithful Father. Praying for all of these needs and requests.
Continued prayers for the Hanberry’s. ????
Great news. Praying she will be able to participate in DiscipleNow. What a wonderful time that will be. Continuing to pray.
Thank you for the update because it enables me to direct my prayers. Of course, God knows my prayers before I draw near to him to pray! I do pray that Maggie is able to participate in the event at Temple. Having life be normal for a time is important for healing and gathering strength to face the next treatment cycle. I pray for strength, health, and rest in God every moment, every day! Love to you and your family, Melissa.
Praying for strength, protection and wisdom.