“Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek Him. Remember the wonders He has performed, His miracles and the rulings He has given.” Psalm 105:4-5

Bennett is doing fair. I called his oncology Dr. today to confirm what we heard yesterday. She said that yes he had a stress fracture and that he needed to stay off of it completely. He needs rest. She wants him to use crutches and not to put any weight on that foot. I asked how long and she said at least two (2) weeks. ?? This doesn’t seem long enough from what I have been reading on stress fractures. The only thing that is going to make it heal, is staying off of it.

He does not need a cast nor a boot but to wrap it with a ace bandage or to wear his ankle braces. She is not going to talk to an orthopedic Dr. she indicated that they wouldn’t be able to do anything different.

Bennett was really miserable last night so I asked about different pain medicine. She indicated he could take tylenol, advil, or ibuprofen but just periodically. He doesn’t need tylenol too often because it can mask a fever and ibuprofen decreases platelet count. Also, he needed to try to keep it elevated as much as possible. Bennett did say that it felt some better.

I asked his Dr. about getting counts again and we will go tomorrow to our local hospital for those in the morning. We pray his ANC is in safe range and high enough to begin chemo. And all other counts are good.

He went to his team’s baseball game tonight and sat in the dugout. He didn’t dress but wanted to go and be with the team. They won.

We hope to find out results tomorrow from the bone marrow biopsy. We pray for a clean healthy result, May God hear our prayers and bless Bennett by keeping him in remission forever and ever!

“We ask God to give you a complete knowledge of His will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit.” Colossians 1:9-10