Five days ago, Abby had regrown about two inches of hair.
It disappeared in about a day.
Abby, Michelle and Sami are home. Abby seems to be in good spirits, though she is still on significant pain control meds.
It's good to have her home, but it's going to be short lived. She will be admitted Tuesday for chemo that is even worse than what's she's already had. In her weakened condition, we anticipate a rough couple of weeks.
Abby has a month or so of the most dangerous and intense chemo still to go. We will keep you updated and covet your prayers and encouragement.
You're a blessing. Please don't hesitate to write and let us know how we can be a blessing to YOU.
~ Brent
59 comments:
We pray continuously for your sweet girl. Keeping us informed is a blessing! Thanks for taking the time to do that.
Have a most enjoyable few days at home. Thinking of you all.
Love Granny
Wishing you and all your family all the best. Tell Abby she has an angel that I am praying to for her! She has many angels watching her!!
God Bless
kathy
Enjoy your weekend with your beautiful girl (no hair needed for beauty to shine through).
Get some rest, too ... ALL of you.
Wish I were near, to share the load that you are carrying.
Laurel :)
"I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!" ~ Isaiah 65:24
Our continued prayers for Abby. May our Lord hold her in His loving hands.
Good night and God bless...
I think of Abby often during the day and wonder how she (and the rest of your family) are getting on!
I will keep you in my prayers this week as every week.
Kerren
South Africa
Praise the Lord Abby is home , even if it's for a short while .
Our family will continue to pray for Gods grace and mercy .
We will pray God gives abby's body super human strength , as only He can do .
I know we serve an awesome God !
So will also thank Him for the blessings He will give your whole family throught this difacult time !
The Zeiler family in P.A.
Chemo again already? Bless her heart! We pray for Abby every night.. I am in constant prayer for her, wishing and hoping for you and your family....Much love to you!
I will continue to keep her in my prayers. SHe is such a fighter. Thank you for taking the time out to upday us on Abby. God Bless you
The armor of God covers Abby and you Brent and Mischell as you continue through the strenuous treatment. Let us stand grounded in the gospel of peace, Jesus very own peace that He has given us, keeping in mind that He is faithful in every word and trustworthy in every work. Much love, Bella's Gramma Nance
You will continue to be in our prayers!!!
Dawn and family in MD
Thanks for keeping the blog family updated through this rough time. Our thoughts and prays are with yall daily. We love you abby!
The Kentys
Yes, we will continue to uplift you. Your willingness to ask for prayers is also an encouragement to me. Also praying that your medical team will get good counsel or second opinions from nearby medical teams such as St. Jude's or a hospital in Dallas. Is there anything your blog followers or Southern blog followers could do to help with your next chemo. I know the hospital is a lousy place to spend your days, but I will also pray that God will give you an oasis of comfort and peace while you are in that hospital room holding your little girl being disrupted by the lights, beeps, and frequent visitors.
Abby and your family are in our prayers. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your journey.
God bless all of You! God's Grace is sufficient, just keep him in your heart!!
Welcome home Abby!! Enjoy it while you are there.
Jesus Loves You!!
I'm so glad she is home. A few days close to loved ones is just what the doctor ordered before she starts Chemo again. We will continue to pray for her every day. Faith
We are so happy Abby came home even for a short time. Its always nice to be in your own bed. We pray for Abby and your family everyday. Your updates are wonderful I know it must be a lot of work THANK YOu for taking the time to post as much as you do. GOD BLESS.
It has been so easy to fall in love with your little girl and your family, I am so happy and thankful she is home with you if only for a few days. My prayers are with you always and i hope the next few weeks with the intense chemo turn out to be easier on her than expected. I am a cancer survivor, i was diagnosed with the mean disease when I was 19 and only given months to live. I am now 52 and going strong!!! Abby is going to be a miracle!!
Bless you all..
Becky Benkoski from upstate NY
We are always on our knees for Abby.
We will continue to pray for God's healing hand to be on her throughout this next treatment and for each of you to have strength
and comfort in His perfect plan.
Much Love and Many Prayers,
Tammy
So glad you are home. Enjoy your long weekend together and we will keep you all in prayer. Thank you for blessing us with your lives.
Praying for dear sweet Abby
Laura
I will be praying. My prayer yesterday was that God would begin to strengthen her body now in a way that only He can, and that He would put a hedge of protection around her during this next round of drugs. She is a fighter and we continue to be amazed by her spirit and her resiliency. She gives me such courage.
Since you asked, and I know you are sincere in your request, I would ask that you pray for our Guatemalan adoption. We are an abandonment transition case and have fought for almost 4 years to bring our kiddos home. Please pray with us that God continues to care for them as they wait (they are 11 and 9 now) and that He will continue to uphold us as we sort through what we need to do.
God bless you, and praying for your precious child who inspires us all.
dawn
enjoy your time at home and KNOW that we continue to pray for you and precious Abby!!
Many blessings,
Lanetta
My prayers will continue to be with all of you during this next phase of chemo. May God keep his healing and merciful hand over Abby!
We will be praying for Abby and you guys! Your posts are so encouraging - you guys teach me so much!
Blessings!
Thank God is home for now. We are praying for you all.
You are in our prayers!!!!!!!
Bless you little one - stay strong!!!
Brent, I am curious to know more about your Guatemalan adoptions. We are looking to adopt, and so we are trying to research our options.
I was wondering if you could sometime give a blog about the details & cost of that.
Thanks!
Brent, I was wondering if you could have a praise day kinda like you already have a Pray For Me, Pray For Others day. There are so many wonderful things that god is doing all the time and I think it would be a great idea to see how god is working in all areas of life with all your blog readers. Just a thought...
Praying for Abby always! Such a sweet little girl.
How lovely to have your li'l Valentine home with you.
Praying ferverently for precious Abby! Praying you through the abyss and standing in the gap for your precious family.
Praying for Abby... hope you enjoy your days at home. God bless,
Praying for Abby's stay at home to be pain free and happy. She continues to be in our prayers.
Happy birthday, Michelle!!!!
Blessings,
Ohilda
Riggs Family,
I have been following your blog for awhile now and I have so much love for you guys!! I have a 7 year old boy whom I just told Abby's story too...
He wants to do something for Abby, so if you could and don't mind, can you please email me your mailing address?? I'm am sitting here right now, watching him color away w/ your beautiful little girl on his mind...
please email me...
Charlene
marcusmom007@gmail.com THANK YOU!!! Lots of thoughts and prayers for you guys!!! Praying for Abby!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE!!!
i hope that you are able to enjoy the days you get to spend at home...praying for abby!
Praising God that Abby is home!!!! And we will be storming the gates of heaven with heartflet prayers of love for your sweet Abby during these upcoming treatments.
Dear Abby,
What a true Warrior you are. You are such a beautiful little girl and you are enduring SO much right now and yet you still manage too smile and care about others. How precious!!!!
Abby, we hope you have a great time being home and Pray your pain will be controlled.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY ! I'm thinking you probably have lots of Valentine's.................lol
Abby, we will keep the Prayers coming. We will be with you in spirit next week when you have your chemo and we Pray the chemo will do the job it's meant too so you can get on with your life.
We love you Abby!!!!
Love and Prayers,
Joyce and Nick
We are praying for you Abby! We are so very sorry you are sick. You are a beautiful girl and you are strong and full of courage.
You have the most beatiful head. That sounds funny, but you really don't need hair honey, you are simply gorgeous without it!
Sending you hugs and loves sweetie.
Debbie and the girls.
I know you'll enjoy these days at home. We'll be thinking of you all as the next round starts.
yay for being home! how awesome, even if for a few short days. enjoy the time together. god is so good and it has been so encouraging hearing your story! i am doing a 'gift-raiser' and giveaway. i'd love some more attention to it, if you feel led please feel free to share it. :0) amanda
http://aproudmommyof4.blogspot.com/2009/02/fun-post-i-promised.html
I have been following your blog for quite some time now. I have a link on my blog and ask my readers to pray for Abby and your sweet family too! I want to say thank you!! You are truly amazing--that in your difficultiesyou are still helping so many to grow in their faith. I have a daughter who is 5 years old. We pray for Abby EVERY night and she frequently asks me how Abby is doing. Thank you for sharing your story and helping to grow my daughter's faith!
What a Mighty God we serve--may He pour his grace and mercy on your family and His healing on Sweet Little Miss Abby!
We will continue to pray!
Jill
I can't even remember how I found your blog, but Abby has made her way into my heart and I pray for her often, as well as for you as you walk this difficult path with her. Your site has been a blessing to me many times as you have pointed so clearly to the Lord even in the midst of such pain. Thank you for sharing and I will continue to pray for you all.
PRAISE GOD she is home! Praying for all that is to come. Enjoy this sweet time right now :)
blessings,
Tami
Noah's mama
www.tillGodbringsthemhome.blogspot.com
www.loosinitwithJesusin09.blogspot.com
It's wonderful to hear that Abby will be able to rest at home for a couple of days. You all will be in my prayers regarding the upcoming chemo.
Our prayers will continue to be with Abby until she is completely healed! ---Dawn and family in LA
Praising God for Abby's respite from the hospital and time with all of you at home!
Praying for continued strength to endure all that is ahead of you!
Love,
Jill
She is SO precious!! I am praying that this next round of chemo won't be as difficult on her as you anticipate. Poor thing has been through enough!!
glad she will get to be home for a few days. praying the chemo doesnt hit her too hard. hugs to you and your family.
Welcome home, Little Abby! I so enjoyed your dance the other night. It has been lifting me up. Any time you feel like shaking your groove thing, I will sign up to watch! Hang in there!
Praying for you have to blessed family time with Abby at home. May the God of all Comfort comfort you, may the Prince of Peace grant you peace, may you feel His love, His joy.
Blessings,
Robbie
We are continuing to pray for your sweet girl. Our LifeGroup (church small group) have been and will continue praying. :) Thank you for sharing so much of your life with us! Adoption has changed our lives and we love to read and hear about other adoptive families.
Teri, Matt and Tatum
www.ThreeInTennessee.com
I am praying many times a day for Abby to gain super natural strength to fight the chemo effects that she is heading into. She is such an awesome girl and you are a family of strength and faith.
I am only one person but I have been trying to pass on Abby's incredible story.
blessings............
I'm so glad to hear that Abby was able to come home!! I am constantly praying for her!!
I believe Abby will surprise us all and make a full recovery ! That is my hope! Happy Birthday Michelle! I know you are probably happy to have Abby home.
Much Love & Prayers,
Diane, Micky & Kyle Ma
Kyle adopted Dianjiang SWI
China 5/2006
Much love and we already know where Abby gains her strength from. Happy birthday Michelle. What an awesome wife, mother and friend you are. Sending hugs and prayers.
I love reading your blog and you and your family are an inspiration to everyone. I pray for Abby daily and I am always thinking of her.
I have one quick question, however. Why is it that you never seem to mention your older children that are not adopted? Do they choose to be out of the spotlight? I would love to hear more about them:)
PRAYING PRAYING PRAYING so hard for all of you!!! You remind me every day to find joy in the little stuff and not fret so much about what seems big to us.
God does answer prayer. I lost my job about 1 month ago. I received an offer this week.
He is big and in control and, as you said in a post a long time ago, He does not blink.
All of you hang in there and give Abby a HUGE!!!!!!!! kiss for all of us!!
We continue to pray for Abby and the rest of your precious family. God bless you all...
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