As January comes to a close, I'm so thankful to put this month behind me for a variety of reasons. I worked full-time most of this month and found that while I'm physically able to do it, it leaves me absolutely exhausted. Not something I will choose to do a whole lot in the future.
I saw Dr P this month as I came down with flu-like symptoms yet again and my white blood counts continued to be low. After quite the work-up, we feel this is probably a side effect from chemo, however, if I continue to get sick, I'll probably see a hematologist (blood specialist) to see what they can do to boost my immune system. So for now, I'm doing everything I can to remain healthy and boost my immune system myself. I definitely fatigue easier with the low counts, but I'm learning to do the things most important earlier in the day and not become too frustrated if I can't finish my list. It has been quite the emotional journey wondering if I had a new cancer but through it all, I found that I truly trust whatever God is doing even when it doesn't make sense to me.
On the foster care front, Mark and I got a call at 1:30 AM with our agency asking if we would be willing to take a 3 and 5 year old on an emergency basis. It was a bit jarring to try and think clearly at that time in the morning but we accepted the assignment. Our world radically changed in a heartbeat....and that's an understatement! We had the kids for five days before they were abruptly returned to their mom. It was a wonderful first placement and the kids were wonderful--definitely not the typical situation! It's been bittersweet to have them go as the house seems a bit empty but we are looking forward to another placement. Mark and I find it uncomfortable to be "on-call" as we wait for another placement. We never know when we will get called and so are constantly living with unknowns. It's good for us to live outside our comfort zone....just not comfortable.
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