| Medical Update For Mary Johnston |
| A Trip Through AML Leukemia Scroll to the bottom to read this from the beginning. |
| WBC=White Blood Cells HGB=Hemoglobin PLT=Platelets January 2012 Mom's hair is coming in very well, looks great. She hopes to be able to do a bit of traveling with Dad this month for a change of pace. God Is So Good, her next Bone Marrow test will be next month. Please be praying that the test show no signs of the cancer!!!! 12-2012 MARY GOT TO RING THE LAST TREATMENT BELL!!! Praise The Lord!. The Doctors decided that since her counts are not coming up like they should, her previous treatment was her last. Bob and Mary both got to see their grandchildren for Christmas 11-22-2011 Mary had to go back to the hospital on Thursday, November 17, because her port site was red and fluid was coming out of it. Upon examination they discovered that the last stitch that held the port in place had pulled out and the fluid was from the port coming out of her neck 1 1/4". They could not take the risk of pushing it back in due to infection. They admitted her and a new port was inserted. She spent the night for observation. Please continue to pray for the appointment on November 28. Pray that God will give the doctors wisdom when making the decision about the last chemo treatment. 10-28-2011 The leukemia is still in remission. They still want to do the last round of chemo to give Mary a better chance of the leukemia staying in remission longer or completely getting rid of it. She is scheduled for November 7 to begin the week long chemo. Her main doctor is out of town and his associates, who want to do the last treatment, said that he will make the final decision when he returns this week. Our God is so good! 10-12-2011 Mary had both procedures and they went very well. She is in a lot of pain and we will be calling the doctor if the headache persists. The headache is caused from the spinal fluid leaking. Please pray that it will heal on its own. 10-7-2011 Mary has another doctor's appointment, to have more blood work done. These results will determine when her next round of chemo will start. Please pray that her counts are up. 9-27-2011 A Precious Couple from our Church visited the Johnstons for a few days this week (The Houstons), Please Pray for their Traveling Mercies as they are headed from St. Louis to Georgia and then back on home to Clinton Arkansas. They love to be an encouragement to the Johnstons. AMEN! 9-26-2011 This past weekend I was informed that someone has been spreading GOSSIP that Mary Johnston is not sick, the Doctors Miss-Diagnosed her AML Leukemia and that they are here in the states doing nothing as if they were on vacation. GOD FORBID that anyone would even entertain the thought of saying such things, if you hear of such nonsense tell them to put an end to this SIN of Gossip that is just as bad Spiritually as Mary's Leukemia is Physically. If you have any questions and wish to not be a bother to the Johnsotns feel free to call me (Their Son-In-Law) @ 501-745-4261 and I would be happy to speak with you. James 3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9-23-2011 Mary seen the Dr. today and the next round of Chemo has been postponed for another 2 weeks due to her blood counts all being too low. 9-16-2011 Eric was released from the Hospital, He had a bout with gall stones, Bob and Mary had to be back in St. Louis on Wednesday for another Dr appointment. Please keep Eric in your prayers. 9-12-2011 Eric was taken to the University of Columbia Hospital. Bob and Mary has gone to be with him. St. Louis is only 110 miles from Columbia. Please pray for both Eric and his mother Mary. 9-11-2011 What a busy day, Sunday, 10th anniversary of 9-11 and we got a text during our services that Eric has been placed in the hospital, please keep him in your prayers, this added worry is not good on Mary as well. 8-31-2011 Mary's blood counts went too low and she is now back in the Hospital receiving Blood and Platelets, her WBC1.1 which is dangerously low. 8-27-2011 The Baker Bunch has to head home today, but the time spent here with Bob and Mary was good quality time. The Doctor's did say that Mary won't have to go back for her next Chemo Treatment until the week of Sept. 19th. So Praise God for some time off for her to gain a little more strength. 8-26-2011 Dawn stayed with Mom and the Girls while Dad, the boys and myself went out to get Bob out and about for a bit. We had a Ball and met some very nice people. 8-25-2011 I arrived around 9:30 tonight and Boy was it great to see the Family!!!!! Mom is looking good, Dad is looking "So So" hehehe, we are gonna have some great family fellowship tomorrow, and we will have to head back down to Arkansas Saturday. 8-23-2011 Dawn and the Kids are headed up to visit with Grandma and Grandpa for the week, I just got off the phone with Bob and the Doctors think that Mary's counts are high enough to let her leave the Hospital tonight!!! AMEN, and we thought that the Family would have to go to the Hospital everyday to be able to visit with her. God's way is always perfect, even when we think that we have it all planned out!!!!!! 8-21-2011 Mary's PLT's have dropped low enough that they are giving her platelets right now, The Doctors do have high hopes that this will work. Keep Praying Warriors. 8-16-2011 URGENT: Please pray for Mary ...she was rushed back to the hospital with a temperature. Blood work indicates an infection, and her immune system is compromised because of the cancer treatments. They are treating the infection, but they need our prayers. 8-8-2011 Praise The Lord!!!!! Mary was able to get out of the Hospital today, This round of Chemo only lasted 4 days and not the week + that it usually does. 8-4-2011 Mary has been able to start this round of Chemo today, Pray that she doesn't have the complications that she had with the last round. 7-30-2011 Mary's PLT's weren't up enough for her to start the next Chemo treatment, so they are having her wait for another week so she has some time to build some up on her own. 7-27-2011 Mary went in today for her blood work to see if her counts were up enough to start her next round of Chemo tomorrow. And her platelets are still low. They are not going to give her anymore at this time. Because the Doctor wants her body to make them on its own. That way her immune system will be strong enough to handle the Chemo. So her next round of Chemo has been set back another week. We all need to pray that she will make enough platelets on her own!! God's in Control, and it's His Timing. 7-26-2011 The Johstons left early today to get back to St. Louis, to get the preliminaries ready for Chemo on the 28th. Please Keep Mary in your prayers as the traveling was good for her Mentally, and Spiritually, but took it's toll on her Physically. 7-24-2011 WOW what a Sunday, we had a very special guest speaker and a close personal friend of mine, (John Bishop) for our AM services, and then Bob Johnston for the PM services. What a wonderful Sunday with 2 Heroes of the Faith. I know that Bob was just ITCHING to preach too!!! 7-23-2011 WHAT A SURPRISE!!!! We were between Visitation calls when a Truck pulled into our driveway, it was Bob and Mary!!!!! They just had to see the Grandkids before starting Chemo on Thursday the 28th. and the visit to Mary was like a medicine the Doctor's can't give you, AMEN! 7-22-2011 Please pray for their traveling mercies while they travel back to St. Louis in the next few days. 7-21-2011 Mary is doing much better!!! Bob and Mary are able to go visit with Eric and Stephanie today before her next Chemo treatment on the 28th. This visit is much needed since the only places she has been to is the Camper and Hospital. 7-20-2011 Mary was able to get some Medicine the Doctors can't give her tonight, She was able to go to a Wednesday night Church Service! PRAISE THE LORD!!! Personal Bible Study is always good, but getting together with God's people (especially some that are praying for you) is a real blessing. I'm sure Mary's heart was touched in a special way this evening, Thank you Lord. 7-18-2011 Praise God Mary was able to leave the Hospital today!!! Her blood counts are in the safe zones. As for now her scheduled Chemo treatment will be on the 28th. God Is So Good. 7-15-2011 She is feeling better, and is hoping to be discharged after this weekend, her blood counts are stable. 7-13-2011 Mary is still in the Hospital, her blood counts are slowly going up AMEN! She is still on Antibiotics to treat the infection, Please pray that her counts will continue to rise and stabilize so she can be released from the Hospital, and that this will not affect her next Chemo treatment. 7-9-2011 Mary's fever went down last night, PRAISE GOD!!! The Doctors did find out that she has an infection which was the cause of the fever and the cutting short of the blood transfusion. More prayers are needed as and infection during the time that her Immune system is low is very dangerous. 7-8-2011 Mary had to get more blood today, but they had to stop the transfusion because she started running a fever 103 so she was placed in the Hospital, Please pray that her fever will go down and her blood counts up. 6-21-2011 Not much has changed since the 17th, Mary will see the Doctor today, so we should know more by this evening. We do know that if her blood counts are up to a satisfactory level, they will start another round of Chemo Thursday, Please pray that they are up, Bob said that if this round of Chemo isn't administered they will have to start all over again from the beginning. We don't want that. 6-17-2011 Counts are still low, Her hips are bothering her quite a bit today, and her energy is not up to par. Mary needs an extra dose of Prayerful Love sent her way today. 6-15-2011 (((PERSONAL NOTE))) I would like to thank everyone who has stretched out their hands and hearts in love to Bob and Mary Johnston. I love my In-Laws, I have seen God do great and mighty things through them both, and it is at a time like this that Satan tries to get revenge on a vessel that has shined for the Lord these many long years. I would like to encourage you to Pray on an even greater level for the Johnstons, and if you can help be a blessing by means of an e-mail, personal letter or even a Special Love Gift, the information is to the left of this page. Together we can make an impact. Live for Christ, Honor God Pastor Hal Baker Eagle Heights Baptist Church 6-14-2011 Mary's counts are still lingering low enough that the Doctors would like to postpone the next round of follow-up Chemo treatments until at least this time next week. Come On Prayer Warriors lets pull together in prayer for Mary's WBC, HGB, and PLT's to rise to a level that will allow her to keep this next appointment. 6-7-2011 God is already taking care of the financial needs!!! We got word early this morning that Medicaid will also take care of the month of May HALLELUJAH!!! because a lot happened in the month of May and it is truly a blessing to have that burden lifted, However, March 18-April 30 still has a great balance that will be coming up due. God has the funds, it just still in the lives of people all over this nation. PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING A LOVE GIFT to help bear the financial burden of these great and faithful Missionaries!! 6-6-2011 Got good news!!! Medicaid has qualified Mary and they will take everything from June on unless a Bone Marrow Transplant is needed then there will be an abundance of extra charges, we need to pray in the money to cover the medical bills that have accumulated from March 18th - May 31. God alway takes care of His own. 6-5-2011 Mary has been released from the Hospital today! Let's pray that all will go smooth for the next appointment. 5-31-2011 Well the Blood and Platelets were just what she needed in addition to the Extra Prayers, She is feeling much better now, The Dr. thinks that she should be back up to par soon. Brother and Sister Houston took a trip up to see them and to be a blessing. 5-30-2011 More Blood and Platelets today, she is having one of the roughest days so far, Extra Prayer today for Her Please. 5-28-2011 The Baker Bunch is on the road back to Arkansas, Mary's fever broke this morning and Praise GOD they still can't find any Leukemia in the Bone Marrow. 5-28-2011 The Doctor came in to do another Bone Marrow Biopsy, won't know much for a few days. 5-26-2011 Mary was given 2 units of Blood and 1 unit of Platelets today. 5-25-2011 Mary had to return to the Hospital today, she was experiencing a fever of 101.9 and it was on the discharge papers to head back in Immediately if it should get up past 101.0 So Bob and Dawn took Mary on in, and Pastor Hal and the kids will go visit them in the Hospital this evening, PRAY! 5-22-2011 Pastor Hal, Dawn and the entire Baker Bunch is headed to St. Louis today, this will be the 1st time that Grandpa and Grandma have seen their Grandkids since they have been back. It's gonna be like a Medicine in itself!!!! 5-20-2011 The follow-up Chemo Treatment is done and Mary has been released from the Hospital today, Dawn is going to wait until this Sunday after Services to head back up as the Doctor said that her immune system will bottom out again by Monday or Tuesday. 5-16-2011 It's back to the Hospital, But not through the ER PRAISE GOD, Mary is having her 1st round of follow-up treatments, Little did we know that not each Chemo treatment treats the same areas of the Body, Her 1st 24/7 aggressive drip was geared at her abdominal region and bones. This round of Chemo will be more to the Head and upper extremities, The Doctor said that she will probably have headaches, blurred vision and a very sore mouth. 5-2-2011 Mary is on a physical roller coaster as her blood levels fluctuate, She is however out of the Hospital Praise God, the fever is at bay and the Prayers are still on the forefront! 4-23-2011 Mary got to leave the hospital today for the 1st time since the 18th of last month. AMEN! She will have some follow-up Chemo in 2 weeks with another Bone Marrow Biopsy, Keep Praying! 4-14-2011 The word Remission doesn't mean that the recovery will be expedient, this will be a long drawn out process, but Praise God that the Effectual Fervent prayers have proven true once again. Dawn will be headed back to Arkansas tomorrow, It was good for her to be there for the Great news. 4-11-2011 MIRACLE UPDATE: The Doctors just came in and told them the results of the bone marrow biopsy. The Leukemia is GONE!!!!!!! Mary is in remission. PRAISE GOD!!!! She will still need platelets and will need to stay in the Hospital until at least May 2nd and then 2-3 days per week for outpatient follow-up. Continue to Pray for her health as she is still weak, and that God would take care of the Medical Bills as they accumulate. 4-8-2011 It has been 14 days since the starting of the 24/7 Chemo Drip, and they have successfully extracted some bone marrow from her hip "Praise God", now we will wait until the results come in weather the Chemo is killing the Leukemia. PRAY, PRAY, PRAY!!! 4-6-2011 Mary has been given yet even more platelets, She has good and not so good days, Stephanie is with Bob and Mary this week. Thank God For Family. A dear lady from our Church made some head caps for Mary, Stephanie and Dawn cut some of her hair last week and stitched it on the front brim of the caps so she will still have some of her own hair used as bangs. What a brilliant Idea. 4-4-2011 Chicken Noodle soup is the only thing Mary can eat with the open sores in her mouth from the Chemo, She has been placed on a Pain Pump which they are trying to regulate to her days. Please pray that she will not acquire any infections as her immune system is dropping. WBC:0.5 / HGB:8.5 / PLT:10 4-1-2011 Stephanie came in last night, and Dawn will be headed back to Arkansas today, Traveling mercies are needed!!!. Mary was up and down last night, She is having a hard time with the Skin Irritations, and mouth sores that come along with Chemo. The 24/7 Chemo Drip will stop at noon today, and they plan on trying another Bone Marrow extraction next Friday, so now is a vital time for PRAYER as the Chemo given continues to lower her Immune System WBC:0.5 / HGB: / PLT:13 blood given 3-30-2011 Mary had a good day yesterday and a good night last night PRAISE THE LORD! However today seems to be quite rough for her, The electric Blanket that Dawn gave Mary helps with the cold chills that the Chemo tends to give. The Doctors had to give her lasiks at the beginning of the week because she is retaining fluids. This doesn't help the effects that Chemo does to the skin. WBC:1.3 / HGB:9.1 / PLT:9 3-28-2011 Mary had a rough night and it seems to not be getting any better today, She is starting to get the Cold Shakes that the Chemo is notorious for and to add to that, she has an infection in her intestines that causes even more complications. PM Just received a call from Dawn that Mary's Liver and Spleen are full of Leukemia, the Doctors are hoping that the Chemo will attack those areas with positive response, Please Pray with us. WBC:3.0 / HGB:8.4 / PLT:25 3-27-2011 Dawn will be headed back to St. Louis directly after Church Services today to take the 1st week shift of being with her Mom and Dad. And none to soon too! As the Chemo has begun to affect Mary's stomach. PM Dawn has arrived safely to the Hospital AMEN!!! WBC:3.4 / HGB:9.2 / PLT:33 3-25-2011 Chemotherapy will start today. Dawn is traveling back to Arkansas to be with her family and make arrangements for a Schedule with Stephanie to take week shifts to stay with Bob and Mary through this trying time. Praise God that a Dear Pastor is flying in to be with Bob and Mary today, I know that he will be a blessing to them. PM The Central Line for the Chemo had to be placed on Mary's neck, the down fall to this is that she can taste the Chemo and even the Saline flushes. This makes everything Mary eats taste odd. WBC:2.9 / HGB:9.8 / PLT:17 blood given 3-23-2011 Pastor Hal and the Kids are headed back to Clinton Arkansas for the kids to finish up the rest of the School year early so they can go visit with Grandpa and Grandma Johnston very soon. The Doctors went into Mary's hip to retrieve a bone marrow sample for biopsy, however they were unsuccessful because the leukemia has already affected the marrow, so pieces of her hip bone were taken until the Chemotherapy that they have planed to start tomorrow breaks up the leukemia for another try at retrieving some bone marrow. WBC:8.6 / HGB:8.8 / PLT:12 3-21-2011 Through many tests this weekend the Doctor's have concurred with the diagnosis of AML Leukemia. Let's all fervently pray that God's healing hand will be upon this dear Lady. All extended family members have been contacted and prayer chains have already been started all over the world. WBC:25.1 / HGB:10.1 / PLT:26 3-19-2011 Bob, Mary, Dawn and Stephanie were in the Emergency room all night, however with Barnes Hospital being one of the Leading Leukemia Hospitals, they will run all necessary tests on Mary through the weekend "PRAISE THE LORD" WBC:36.5 / HGB:6.9 / PLT:17 blood given 3-18-2011 Dawn Johnston Baker, Eric Johnston and Stephanie Johnston Jamison along with Son-in-Laws Hal Baker and Mike Jamison Picked up Bob and Mary from the St. Louis Airport. Mary is very weak and will be taken straight to the Barnes Jewish Hospital Emergency room TONIGHT!!! WBC:58.6 / HGB:9.9 / PLT:23 PM Since Eric Johnston requires special health services himself, Hal and Eric will be traveling back to Northern Missouri while Dawn and Stephanie stays at the Hospital with their Parents 3-16-2011 After making a few phone calls, Pastor Hal and Family will be traveling to Northern Missouri to be with Dawn's Brother and Sister and to make plans on everyone being at the Airport when Mom and Dad land in St. Louis. 3-16-2011 We got a disturbing call from Mom J. this morning stating that they would be flying to St. Louis on Friday. The Hospital in Barahona Dominican Republic had diagnosed her with Leukemia. Much prayer is needed for these Faithful Missionaries. |
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| If you would like to give a love offering to help in the Medical Expenses for Mary Johnston please send to: Eagle Heights Baptist Church SOS P.O. Box 1278 Clinton, Ar. 72031 Memo: Mary Johnston To E-mail words of encouragement: brotherbob@bobmaryjohnston.com sistermary@bobmaryjohnston.com Personal Cards and Letters can be mailed to this address: Bob and Mary Johnston c/o St. Louis RV Park 900 N. Jefferson St. Louis, MO 63106 |