Approaching the half way point...treatment 6 on the way.

We are approaching the halfway point of Alyson's chemotherapy. The sixth treatment is set for tomorrow. We had hoped that we would be at treatment #7 at this point, but because Alyson's white blood cell count was down two weeks ago, we had to put #5 off. So now her final treatment is scheduled for November 12th, instead of the 5th.
When we went in for her original 5th treatment, her blood count was too low for them to allow the chemo drugs to go into her system, since it was compromised. The doctors like for the blood count to be at a minimum of 1000 and hers was at 800. Last week, her mom was in town and her counts came up to 1400 so she was able to get her 5th treatment. Nothing like mom coming in to make things better!!! When the counts were down, there wasn't really anything that she could do to get them back up. Because of her previous battle and chemo treatments, her bone marrow is compromised and therefore makes her susceptible to lower blood counts. Our hope is that from this point on she can stay above that 1000 level threshold.
The cold cap that she has been wearing during treatment appears to be working fairly well. If you see her you would never know that she is undergoing chemotherapy. She has, however, noticed lately that her hair is getting thinner in the areas that the cap does not touch, but otherwise she looks like her normal beautiful self.
The Lord's provision has been evident to us and we have felt the many prayers that have been going up on behalf of Alyson. We are grateful for friends and family that have come to visit, that have sent encouraging words and we have been blown away by the gifts of money that people have sent us. We did not expect any of the many gifts that people have given to us, but know that they are greatly appreciated. We are also thankful to the Lord for Him guarding our boys during this time. They have been handling all of this in stride.
Wednesday of this week is our 20th wedding anniversary!!! I am so blessed by Alyson. I truly am the luckiest man alive and am grateful for our lives. We have everything we need and couldn't ask for anything more. We have been blessed with two awesome boys. We also have the best group of friends that love and support us during the difficult times in life. I am looking forward to the next 20 years and beyond!!!
I will follow up more quickly after treatment #6 tomorrow. Please continue to pray for Alyson's remaining chemo treatments. We love all of you very much.