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A quick note to ask for your prayers. We have had a rough couple of weeks with both of our kiddos being sick with a couple of different bugs. Ethan came down with a cough and fever two weeks ago (following in Eloise's footsteps) and so we had an ER visit that showed he tested positive for two viruses. After that Ethan's blood counts began to drop because of the virus (this is common because he is immunosuppressed), and so he has been on an oral chemo-hold for almost two weeks now, while we wait for his counts to improve.

Yesterday Ethan woke up early with another fever and so we headed back to the ER where he again tested positive for one of the same viruses he had two weeks ago. His labwork came back showing that his blood counts have dropped even lower and so we were admitted yesterday and we have been in the hospital ever since. We will be here most likely through early next week while we wait for him to get over this bug and for his blood counts to begin to increase.

And so, we covet your prayers. We thankfully don't have to experience hospital admissions as often anymore, but as you can imagine, we have to do a lot of juggling to take good care of both Ethan and Eloise, while Ethan is in the hospital.

A few specific prayer requests:

• For Ethan's health and protection. While his blood counts remain so low he is at greater risk for infection because he doesn't have a lot of healthy cells in his blood to fight. Please pray that his body heals from this illness and that his blood counts begin to increase. 
• For Eloise, that she would have peace and comfort and know how very loved she is. 
• For Pete and I to have discernment on how to best structure and juggle our time with the hospital, work, home, and both kids. 
• For good rest and sleep for all. 

Thank you for praying!