Wednesday, October 22, 2014

?Clinic?

Tuesday night:

 Steve's blood has climbed enough so we can travel. We are leaving early in the morning. The kids will be here to keep things going. 
We need prayer after researching this treatment center, to see if this could be an answer. 
Please pray for wisdom, clarity, and God's guiding hand to make the decision to go this way or not. 
We also wanted to thank all of you who have been committed to our needs and our pain. We really don't know how we could do any of this without you all. 

 Thank you so very much. 

 Robbin and Steve
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Saturday, October 18, 2014

Furnace Installation Day

                  Some Brothers in Christ helped us install a new furnace today! So thankful!

                                                                    Out with the old....


in with the new!


How many men can you fit in a boiler room?


Steve couldn't help with installation (too much dust), but he can still make a mean breakfast!


Thanks again friends for giving up your Saturday morning to help us!


Forever Grateful!!

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"I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds." ~Psalm 9:1

    We have just finished going through our finances and options with a very smart friend who traveled out here to help us. Thank you so much. We have some of you that have brought wonderful meals and someone who decorated my front porch, and a very special friend who is changing out our furnace, another who put in a new faucet that had been giving us trouble, and some have given money. We are so very grateful to all of you and to the ones I didn't mention. Thank you all so very very much. 
     Steve is responding well right now to his third inhibitor to keep his CML under control. Of course we don't know how long this will last. We are researching a place for possible treatments, and we might go there to personally talk with them. Steve's last pay check is this next one then over three months we will have no income. We will have to pay our own insurance, and we loose a few other benefits. Please pray with us for answers and money. So many of you have been there for us. We are so blessed, thank you. We have a blood test today. Hope it is even better! 

 Please pray for concrete answers we might not have long.

  Love to you all, 

 Robbin
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (Romans 12:12 ESV)

Isn't it funny how the Lord speaks in times of need? We have the Christian radio on every morning and listen to Charles Stanley, John MacArthur, and Dr. David Jeremiah. Every single sermon has been about not worrying, the Lord will take care of all your needs, our hope is in Him and not of this world! Much needed reminders, yet it is still hard to make it through each day without worrying. We have some huge decisions coming up. Decisions with my dad's work, with how we are going to fight this ever growing disease, planning for the 'just in case' situations. Its not fun, and its not easy, and it is certainly easy to forget His promises. Besides trying not to stress over the decisions of life, one of the hardest things to do in a time of need is to ask for help. We have had so many people help us already and I know will still be faithful and will be there through every valley headed our way, yet we will need more help in the upcoming months. If you are one that would be willing to help us out, stay tuned, we will let you know how in upcoming posts. Thanks!

<3 Cherise
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Monday, October 6, 2014

Hospital Pics


Great Grandparents


Eh.....New Englanders


Parents



AW...



Happy Great Aunt



much needed moments



The Brothers (aka Dr. Dave)



Siblings



Kisses from the grand babies!!



4 Generations



See! The infection is healing!!!



Mammy had to find out if the Dr. was single


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Hospital Week 2

This time in the hospital lasted 12 days! At one point we thought that we were going to lose him. Here are all of the FB posts from the past week, hopefully you'll get an idea of how critical it has been.



Please pray for my dad Robbin Steve Fait he is in the hospital once again. He's neutropenic and his platelets are super low, he may need a transfusion- we are waiting for more test results. He is also fighting an infection! He will be admitted. Prayers are appreciated!

Dad is in the hospital. Not doing well. Please pray!

Robbin Steve Fait
Hello everyone, right now my stomach and my mind are both turning and aching for God to help. Steve took a turn and we admitted him in the hospital. He was getting weaker just a few days ago. We just could not figure out why everything we were trying had not worked. Come to find out some of his cells are going blast. That is not good. That could mean that the cancer could move too fast for us to catch up. That explains why it got so hard and so many new signs showing up on his body. Please pray for healing. Or more time to see if there is something we could do. Steve is in pain and very tired. He has some infections and low blood levels that are critical. We also had the kids come to his closed up room and we all prayed and wept. My heart hurts so much to see the kids hurt too. And on top of it My aunt is fading away as I write. I hate this part of Life! God is still God and He is very good. Even when life really hurts. Thank you everyone for your prayers and much Love that has come this way especially these last few months. Love Robbin

Please pray for my dad. He is in the hospital again and it does not look good. 70 percent of his white blood cells are "blast" (taken over by his leukemia). He has infections going on as well and his platelets are deathly low, even after receiving a transfusion last night at 3:30 am.They are starting him on a medication today and possibly chemo to hopefully get him back into remission for a short while. They are currently trying to decide what to do. Prayers for wisdom, strength, and comfort are needed so much. We are still asking for prayers of healing as well, if it be God's will.


Update on Dad: Last night his red blood cells and his platelets dropped again. He will be receiving 2 RBC transfusions and 1 platelet transfusion. He still has cellulitis on his left arm but felt much better near the end of the day yesterday. He is hanging in there. There have been continual visitors and prayer times. We all pray for healing over his body, if it is God's will. More prayers are urgently requested. Please pray also for comfort and wisdom. This is a very scary and uncertain time for our whole family. Thanks so much for all the support and prayers we have gotten so far!


Update on Dad: today dad had a lot of energy for the most part and his color was good. The blood transfusions were all a success and had increased his blood count some. Dad is able to move his left arm more freely without pain and with less pain meds, although his cellulitis seems to be moving down his arm. The doctor says to try to keep his arm elevated as much as possible. His WBC count went down, due to his meds, which is good and bad. He now has less bad blast WBC (50 percent of WBC count instead of 70 percent), but also less good WBCs and his immune system is even more compromised. #1- pray for healing, #2- pray that his blast cells will decrease and the number of good WBC will increase in order to fight off cellulitis, #3- his cellulitis needs to go away in order for dad to be able to go home. The doctor says time will tell to really see if his meds are working for him and he anticipates it being a while.  thank you all again for your love and support. We will be updating dad's fund for more money needed if you would like to help in any way! Stay tuned. #4- pray for good sleep for both mom and dad and #5- pray for comfort and wisdom continually.


Update on dad: yesterday was a scary day for everyone. Dad's WBC count went down to 0.9! Basically no immunity. We had to turn down visitors because the doctor requested less traffic in his room for his health's sake. Platelets were at a deathly level again and he was given another transfusion. Dad needs more prayers for comfort. He has had EXTREME fatigue and just can't think correctly. He is sometimes confused and easily overwhelmed. Today looks a little better and his cellulitis seems to be healing which is a miracle in itself because he has no immunity! For dad's sake we ask for less visitors, but more prayers. Thanks.

Wow, What a week! Steve so far is improving and has graduated to a less critical unit. When we started he was 70% blast cancer cells which is near death in just a few days, to 35 to 30% blast cancer cells. God has defiantly put His merciful hand on this man. His blood counts were a roller coaster of down trends that were really frightening. Steve also was battling a skin infection that was not responding until yesterday when he had no immune system. Yesterday when Steve was at a very dangerous point is when his arm started to heal. I would say thank you Lord Jesus for your soft touch. We are blessed for Steve's improvements and maybe have more time. We are blessed also for all of you and your prayers and again your love. Thanks to all who have been so involved and helpful. Thank you family for being here and coming along side our helpless and fragile state that we were drowning in. Tonight, as I sit here in this hospital chair next to Steve, I am finally a little relieved and anxious at the same time. He still has a way to go. The blast cells still need to be defeated. That is a battle all on it's own. Then to go home and be confronted with our future. And the possibility of the drug rejection again, like in the past. Please pray with us for answers. Thank you again everyone. Today was a way better day!! Love Robbin Fait.

It is so unbelievable how great God has worked in 7 days. Steve is doing so well that we are able to see some relief and possibly some real living back in Steve in the near future. The newest drug has kicked in so well that in 7 days he went from 70% blast cells to the Drs not seeing any blast cells. We were told Monday sept 21, 7 days ago that Steve had hours to maybe a few days to live. Now we are seeing a conquering of the blast cells to a body that still has some work to go and get strength and energy and more healing, but hope for life and living. We are so encouraged. Hopefully this time will be the drug that will work with Steve and stay working. Please continue to pray with us, that this new drug will stay working with Steve. Please pray for all the little problems Steve is experiencing, like celulitis on most of his left arm. It has come so far to be where it is now. And his mouth has sores all over the tongue and down the throat.That all has also made him uncomfortable along with his fight with this Leukemia. Thank you all again for your prayers and Love you have bathed us in. We are so blessed for our family and our church families that have brought this before The Lord. For the Love surrounding us with help, gifts, praying with us, feeding us, great surprises, visits even when everyone was wiped out. That kind of love is so real and encouraging that our hearts are so full of emotions and praise. With big tears we want you all to know that we love you and know that we are loved. That reminds me of the verse that says, "We love because He [Christ] first loved us. What a wonderful body of believers. You are showing the truth of christ by really living it. Thank you so much. We still have some work to do and some more challenges to go through, but you all have made it a lot smoother and with much comfort. Sincerely Robbin and Steve


Today is the 9th day of Steve living at the hospital. It has been full of every emotion possible we could experience plus some put on top of that as well. I can't understand this disease sometimes how it behaves and can just overtake someone so fast if it gets a chance. I am full of wonder how fast it was put to a better controlled state so quickly during this week as well. Being here is full of so much excitement of BOREDOM! And full of the same basic stuff day after day. Saying all of this though has me so grateful and truly full of joy that we are in this situation. As I said at the beginning, "Steve living here", Steve is alive. Ok so I'll be bored for a while, or maybe were doing the same stuff everyday. But right now Steve is living. And I thank God for that so much. Steve had total peace where he was going and he still does, but maybe we'll have him a little longer, I"m hoping a lot longer. I'm praying for strength, and a good immune system, and for this latest drug to stay working, and for his body to level out to a better controlled balance with his blood. I guess I should be grateful that those are my prayers and not the other. Today Steve has a full blown skin rash on top of other side effects he has had or is having now. On top of everything else one of the Doctor of oncology just tried to get Steve to think of a bone marrow transplant when he is well. This is just way too big for us! We need wisdom and peace that a decision is there for Steve to grab and hold on to. To have peace. Please help us pray and come to the place where especially Steve is at total peace. Anyway, right now he is alive and living and I am truly grateful for his life! Grateful so much for all of you as well. Thank you for your perseverance with us. God Bless Robbin

Today looks a little better, Steve had a little more energy. Maybe just maybe he'll be able to go home tomorrow! They have to work out a few bugs out with go home meds etc. Can't believe it has been 11days today. Can't believe he might be going home. I'm a little bit apprehensive because he is still so weak. And he is very neutropenic which means he can't fight off infections well or at all. I'll have a lot to do to keep him safe. Still this is better than what it looked like a week ago. I am still just so blown away of the love we have had poured on us. Our family, and friends and our church family. You all have really encouraged us so much. We have so far to go and some very hard decisions to deal with. Please, keep the prayers flowing for us. God has carried us through some pretty high flames, He will continue to carry, and I'm holding on tight! God bless you all Robbin

We are so thankful to everyone who came to support Dad and us at the hospital. I don't know how we would've survived the week without you! It was especially a blessing to have the babies there with us- what Joy in the dark moments!



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