Chloe's Miracle

Hi all. We talked to the doctor today, but we were not given an exact percentage of blasts. However, blasts were seen and the marrow was thick and difficult to remove. That is an indication of having significant blasts in her bone marrow. We were told that the bone marrow transplant at Duke is not an option because she clearly has more than 25% blasts in her bone marrow.

Please pray for her. She is still in a lot of pain and is getting continual Morphine. They tried a different pain medication last night because the Morphine wasn't working. Shortly afterwards her respiration and blood pressure dropped low. She was also breathing irregularly. So now it appears that we will only be able to use Morphine. They increased her dosage and that seems to have helped, but she is still in pain. She doesn't want to be touched or moved. She is only tolerating soft rubbing and kisses.

The X-ray however showed that her lungs no longer appear to be collapsed at the bottom. We thank God for that!

Please pray for a healing miracle for Chloe. Pray that the Holy Spirit will cleanse her blood and that all the blasts will die. Pray that He will touch her bone marrow and that it will begin to produce only healthy cells. Pray that every part of her that has been effected by leukemia or chemo will be healed and restored to wholeness so that she can live like a toddler should. Pray for every one that is praying for Chloe that they will be blessed and receive a large measure of faith so that we will all believe in this miracle that we are asking God for. Please pray for Rick and me to keep our faith strong no matter what lies ahead.

Thank you all so much for your love and prayers.

Hi all. We are still waiting on the results of her bone marrow aspiration. We are supposed to find out today and then have a family meeting with the doctor. Please lift Chloe up in prayer. She is in a lot of pain. They think that it is leukemic pain. The blasts are larger than regular blood cells and when you get a lot of them it causes bone pain. She is also retaining small amounts of fluid. We were told that it could be from overcrowding of the blasts that are causing her capillaries to leak into her interstitial space. She is also requiring oxygen when she sleeps because her levels are dropping too low. Her lungs have a small area that has collapsed at the bottom.

Seriously, when you pray for her please ask God for a healing miracle! We are at that point and she needs your prayers! Pray that the Holy Spirit will cleanse her body of the blasts and that her bone marrow will begin to produce healthy red blood cells and healthy platelets. Pray that He will breathe the breath of life into her lungs and repair them. Pray that He will ease her pain and heal her capillaries. Pray that He will heal every part of her that has been harmed by the chemo and leukemia. Also pray that every one praying will be given an increased measure of faith to believe without any doubt that God will heal her. We ask that you pray that His perfect will to be done in our lives. But keep praying without ceasing for a miracle. That is how he asks us to pray.

Thank you all so much for your prayers! We love you all!

Chloe's next bone marrow aspiration will be performed tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9 a.m. Please pray for a good report! Also, please pray for Chloe because she has been in a lot of pain. She has been getting Morphine around the clock to try to control it. Her right eye lid is also very swollen and she is running fevers again. She still doesn't have an immune system.

Please continue to pray for and believe in a healing miracle for Chloe. We are still staking our claim on God's promises for healing and we are still believing He will hear and answer our prayers! Thank you all for your prayers for Chloe! We love you all so much!

Psalm 103
1-Praise the Lord, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his
holy name
2-Praise the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Matthew 4:23-25
23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and he healed them. 25Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis,[a] Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.

Matthew 8:16
16When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

Matthew 12:15
15Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Many followed him, and he healed all their sick,

Matthew 14:35-37
35 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all their sick to him 36and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed.

Luke 4:40
40When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them.

Luke 8:47
47Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.

Acts 4:10
10then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

Acts 5:16
16Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed.

Acts 9:34
34"Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and take care of your mat." Immediately Aeneas got up.

John 10:10
The thief comes to only steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Praise God!

Please continue to pray for Rick and me. Pray that we will keep our faith and continue to expect a miracle. Pray that we will be filled with the Holy Spirit so that we will be led in all of our upcoming decisions! Thank you!

Hi everyone. We apologize for the delay in posting todays results. The results came back that she has 75 to 80% leukemic blasts in her bone marrow. That of course means that the last round of chemo was also ineffective in ridding Chloe's marrow of the leukemia. We are now faced with three options. There is one more chemotherapy agent that we have not yet tried. It is a newer drug and has less efficacy in the general population than the others we have tried. We have been told that it is a potent drug and that the side effects could potentially be worse than what she has had so far with a small chance of remission. Our next option is to take her home with drugs that will prolong her life for an uncertain amount of time. We would take her to the doctor's office for transfusions to support her. Our final option is to take her home with no supportive care and let the leukemia run its course. At this point she has a bacterial infection that has to be cleared before anything else can be done. She is receiving two different antibiotics to clear it out. They think that her port might be infected. They have been putting TPA in her port to break down any blood/bacteria and drawing it back out with a syringe. Cultures were sent to the lab today at 5:00 p.m. to see if there was bacteria in her port. She also spiked a fever tonight and her feet, hands, and mouth turned blue. They dropped a bolus (fluid ran at a high pace) to speed up her heart rate to increase circulation. They also gave her oxygen for about an hour. She perked up after that and seems to feel a lot better. She is still running a low grade fever. Continue to pray for the healing of the bacterial infection.

Please keep us in your prayers as we have some really difficult decisions to make in the days ahead. We want above all else to do God's will for Chloe's life as well as for ours. We are still praying for a miracle and we will not stop! We believe God is still the God of miracles! We believe God is still alive! God is more than capable of healing Chloe! We love Chloe so much, but God loves her more! God knows what is best for all of us. She belongs to God and we are so blessed that God chose us to be her parents. She is so special! She radiates the love of God. Please continue to pray for God's healing miracle in Chloe! God will heal her if it is His will! I will not believe otherwise. Don't lose faith and give up on Chloe. She needs your prayers of healing now more than ever! Pray that God will take Chloe's diseased blood and marrow and replace them with His perfect, holy blood and marrow. Believe He can and He will do this miracle for Chloe. If He choses not to then we will know that it was not His will and we will accept that and trust that He knows what is best for our lives. Until that happens I will not stop asking Him constantly for a miracle! I will not stop expecting a miracle until God tells me to. I pray that all of you will stand in agreement with me.

"For surely I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord, ' plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope…when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you." (Jeremiah 29:11-12)

Thank you all so much for your prayers! You have touched our hearts so deeply and we appreciate each and everyone of you more than you could possibly know. Just keep on praying for a healing miracle!! I will be posting healing scriptures and I ask that you meditate over them and lift up Chloe and anyone else that may need healing before our Lord.

Also continue to pray for the complete healing of Kennedy Garcia. Pray for God tom strengthen her family. Pray that God will guide and direct the doctors to choose the right medications for her. Keep her free from infections and preserve her little body from the unwanted side effects of the chemo. We thank God for Kennedy and her family! They are such a blessing!

Hi all. Please remember to pray for Chloe today between 3:00 and 3:30 p.m. We will be laying hands on her and praying for healing for her at that time. We want to say thank you to everyone that continually prays for Chloe. We appreciate your prayers, love, and support more than words could ever express.

Right now we are playing the waiting game with Chloe. She is receiving antibiotics for the bacterial infection that she has. She has been running a low grade fever and has been crying and whimpering a lot. They gave her Morphine yesterday because she was crying uncontrollably. She slept good, but still appears to be in pain and just isn't quite herself. We also found out yesterday that she has blasts showing up in her blood again. They will not know if it is Leukemic blasts or immature cells from her Neupogen shots until the bone marrow results on Thursday.

Please pray hard for Chloe! Thursday is a huge day for our family and we need all of the prayers we can get. Please pray for her healing constantly through out the day today. Thank you all so much!

UPDATE ON BLASTS: She has 88% blasts showing up in her blood today. The doctors do not feel that it is from her Neupogen shots. They feel it is Leukemic blasts because there are so many of them. Please pray for a healing miracle!

We have made plans with a local pastor to come out and lay hands on Chloe on Wednesday, July 25th at 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. We will be joined by one of the other mothers on Chloe's unit. This mother has strong faith and is such a blessing to us! There will be four of us laying hands on and praying for Chloe.

We know that you can not be there to join us in laying on hands, but please stop what you are doing at some point between 3:00 and 3:30 and say a prayer for Chloe. Pray that God will heal her and restore her to wholeness. Pray that the Holy Spirit will drive out all of the leukemic blasts from her bone marrow and that she will be in complete remission on Thursday. Also pray that He will rid her of the bacterial infection that she currently has. Pray that He will heal her and that she will be able to continue her special mission on this Earth to build up His kingdom. Pray that she will live a long, healthy, happy, and spirit filled life! Thank God for healing Chloe! Ask all of these things according to His will.

Remember, the doctor has given her a 10% chance of survival. We really need prayer for Chloe. I don't know how she'll survive without God's divine intervention. If God leads you to do so please fast and pray for Chloe starting tonight until Thursday at noon. We appreciate all of your prayers so much. There is so much power in our prayers! We especially appreciate those of your who are joining us in fasting for her healing. We appreciate so much that you will make yourself uncomfortable and make sacrifice for Chloe's healing. We'll be praying that God will bless all who are fasting with renewal, increased faith, and a deeper love of God. We love you all and thank you all for your prayers and support.