From: Rachelle MIller [pcm@teleport.com]
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 1:03 PM

Subject: Peter's latest challenge

Hi all,

Well, we're not through the worst of it yet.  Peter's chemo was
postponed today because his white blood count was too low.  Actually,
the count was borderline, but one of the "factors" was too low.  He's
been rescheduled for Monday.  Please pray that his blood count comes up
to snuff and that he can avoid any infections in the meantime.

The switch to Monday will be "temporarily permanent".  Having chemo on
Mondays adds a new challenge as it will probably mean he will have to
miss more work.  We are praying he will be able to work from home and
not have to use flex time (vacation/sick time) so early in his
treatment.

Ah, the challenges we face! But, our God is gracious and we have had so
many blessings thorough all of this.  We met a man today who was
starting chemo...his meds are nearly the same as Peter's and we were
able to give him some first hand experiences...and, really, they were
all pretty positive!  The nurses were very supportive of us in our
frustration today, and that helped.  All in all, this "pause" will be a
good thing.

Well, I must be off to help Calvin finish packing for this weekend.  May
God's blessing rain on you all...

Hugs,

Rachelle