Day -3 nearly complete…getting closer to Day 0 Infusion Day

Feeling so well and so thankful for great physical function. Wow. Rested, pacing, handling. Praise God.

Just one more hit tonight at 11pm and then the last, and perhaps biggest, day tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the MELPHALAN day. Rare drug, specially imported to SA for my case (along with a couple of others, I believe).

It is what has been described to me as the final :

CTRL-ALT-DELETE to the immune system, from the bone marrow operating system outwards.

It blitzes the white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, neutrophils, lymphocytes, the lot. Immune system SHUT-DOWN to RE-BOOT with Stem Cell Infusion following 2 days later as the new ‘SWITCH ON’

In between MELPHALAN Shutdown and STEM CELL INFUSION is Dialysis day. This is all on the schedule, but hopefully this helps to explain.

So summary :

21st Oct : Melphalan Day
22nd Oct : Dialysis Day
23rd Oct : SCT Infusion Day

We have some exciting family birthdays over these days too, which makes it even more fun 🫶🫂👏 starting with granddaughter June Marques tomorrow at 1yr old. 🤗🤗…I’ll tell you the others as we go 🫶❤️

MELPHALAN is a 20 to 30 minute infusion tomorrow at about 1030am/1100am tomorrow.

Apparently I have to swallow crushed ice particles for an hour-or-so before the infusion and for at least 2 hours after it…preferably 4hrs if I can make it…to mitigate the corrosive effect of the chemo on the mucus membrances of respiratory and digestive tract.

I am aware of so much love and prayer and care. It’s amazing.

A clip of River of life profile my update this morning, aware of the midnight group on prayer again, some fasting, and just saw Christ Central Fredericton, Canada, as the latest news of our amazing international family praying (their prayer journal attached). It is overwhelming the love and care…and from Russian brothers and sisters as well. The nurses love to listen and see the different pieces coming in!

THANK-YOU so much.

Also two aspects of broader interest :

Firstly Alan Frow (Leading Advance Leadership Team) on Newfrontiers Global conference etc, beaming in on his return to California. Thrilled my heart to hear him speak with such characteristic love for The Lord, the Church and the World. (Fb link attached, sadly I couldn’t download it for you here.)

Alan recently shared with me a version of Matt Redman’s 10000 Reasons album recorded at Southlands Church with their choir. I’ve been listening to it as a worship hour before the 11pm hit each evening. What a JOY. (I’ll share the Spotify link, but I think you can find it on YouTube too)

And secondly, in the back of my mind, I’m aware of the race for the White House, and am listening with interest at the opposing positions and articulations from the two candidates. Lots happening…Big Days…and Hallelujah that our God ‘The Most High, rules the kingdom of men….’ (Dan 4.17) Clip attached for reference.

In finishing this evening then PRAYER :

1). Prayer for good sleep again would be ideal
2). Prayer that my system would continue to handle the drugs well and optimally for disease eradication whilst retaining long-term physical strength.
3). That I would manage Melphalan tomorrow and have no lasting negative side-effects and low-to-no disruption to the good flow so far.

Huge love and thanks and blessing

Scott