Four and Zero

Specific prayer request of the day: Pray that her fever goes down, pain in jaw and stomach from her chemo eases, and that her numbers and appetite go up and stay up.

From Momma:
-Wishing I could say her day got better but it didn't. She still hasn't eaten anything and won't drink. That makes 4 days now in a row :0(
She was awaken a moment ago by a shot in her leg...hoping this med will increase her white blood cells.  She did however ask to go to the garden once...even though she's too weak but she can't leave her room as she's in isolation.
This is extremely hard to watch. I have to keep reminding myself it won't be like this for long. Soon she'll be completely healed and stronger then ever!! I so miss my healthy happy Julia!
I know the Lord is using my precious daughter for a greater cause beyond my understanding!!
So I ask that you pray for these things tonight. Her blood counts, her fevers, her jaw pain, her stomach pain,increased appetite.
Pray that the Lord renews her body and praise Him for the healing He is given her!!!
I don't know how id be handling this if I didn't know God was going to deliver her from this.
I walked down to Siteman Center (where she was actually diagnosed) to their gift shop to get Juls a toy. As I walked down the hallway all those awful feeling came flooding back. Almost like a dark pit. It was so overwhelming! I got dizzy and thought I was gonna pass out. Those first few weeks during her diagnosis was the darkest time in my life. At the prayer service at church the Lord took all those feelings away and replaced them with hope and knowledge that she WILL be healed!! My God is so good.  If you don't have a church home and want to know more about my God who is so great we would love to have you join us at First Baptist in Owensville. We have an amazing pastor and an amazing church body!!

-Juls spiked a 102 fever this morning. Her counts have dropped more. Her white blood count is now 0.
Pray that her fever goes down as well as her pain in jaw from her chemo.
Pray her numbers go up and stay up.
Next week they will take out her stem cells which will take a few days then give her more chemo. The following week her cycle starts over so she'll receive the large 5 day dose of chemo.
I'm so grateful that she was feeling well on Saturday and was able to be apart of the fun.

Teespring shirts began arriving today, here's just a few supports modeling their Team Juls gear.

Reader and supporter requests!

#1, if you have a Team Juls shirt, please take a photo wearing it and send it to Sarah Hollandsworth, she is working on a scrapbook for Juls.
#2, check the How You Can Help and Events pages. We keep them updated as best as possible but want to know if we're missing anything, and of course, we want to see you at the events! Events should also match up to the FB group, so if you don't see something here or there, we probably don't know about it and would love to.

Low counts and transfusion

Specific prayer request of the day: Prayer for higher counts so maybe we can go home and spend a day together as a family!

From Momma:
-Juls blood count is low. She received a blood transfusion this morning and might receive a platelet transfusion still. Her ANC is 25. She's not eating or drinking. Hopefully she can get over this soon

- Juls all of a sudden perked up and said when I get better I'm getting these tubes out getting a band-aid and going straight to Disney World to ride the tea cups! Lol this girl is so silly

Late night prayer requests and ER trips

Specific prayer request of the day: Pray for higher counts and that Julia heals quickly!


From Momma: 
-Here's Ahnika aka TROUBLE!
Ive gotten about 45 min of sleep since 1 am mainly cause Ahna doesn't believe in long naps and she's way too nosy. She's getting into trouble in the hospital














-This ambulance was huge. Juls had to be transferred from mercy this morning to Children's. Shes running fever. We were told by mercy she had pneumonia and a UTI. Then Children's told us that was inaccurate. She tested positive for the rhino virus. The rest of the cultures won't be done until Thursday. She wont eat or drink. This evening she is talking and watching TV. It's amazing how fast she goes from doing great to back in hospital. Her counts have bottomed out again. Please pray for her.


At 3 am:
-If u are awake please pray for Juls back in er with fever

Artwork for Juls

From Grandpa David:
-Julia is back at Children's Rachel and Richie had to take her to Washington early this morning and then Children's had to send their Children's ambulance to pick her up it is equipped to handle Children's needs better than a regular ambulance. her fever is back up and her counts are back down. They also think she may have a infection and possible be trying to get pneumonia. Please continue to pray for her and Rachel and Richie.

In the News!

Specific prayer request of the day: Please pray for peace, health, joy and comfort for the Stone family which is back together under one roof for a while now!

Please take a look at In the News! There was a wonderful story about the benefit this past weekend on Channel 13's 5 o'clock program today, we have the link there. There's also a link to the update published in the Lincoln County Journal along with many other stories and videos.

There has also been a push on the page to reach out to the stars of Duck Dynasty. So in honor of this, here's a few favorite #duckdarlingfightscancer photos!

Walmart Heart and the Adventures of Camo Girl

From Momma:
-Juls says " I'm willie don't you know that"
We just came from Walmart where Walmart Heart donated over $200 worth of groceries. Also Walmart gave her duck dynasty gear and some new shoes! She also had a party with a camo cake and cookies! My daughter only wants camo.....lol
Thank you so much to Walmart!

Big benefit day - 5K, BBQ, oh my!

Specific prayer request of yesterday: Blessings on everyone taking part in the benefits and those who continue to pray for this family across the world.

From Momma:
-Today was so amazing!! I am so excited I got to go spend the day at the Great Reflections benefit and Juls came up for a few hours! I cannot say thank you enough to everyone. It was a community effort and it amazes me how blessed I am.

From Grandpa David:
-Today was truly a blessing from God. A community coming together in support for Julia and our family. I am proud to be a part of such a great community and blessed to be Julia's Paw Paw. The day started early and wow the number of people for the 5K was amazing and how fast some of them finished was unbelievable, then it was on to the rest of the days activities, great food lots of vendors, and silent auctions items that went beyond anyone's expectations. The best part was seeing Julia there enjoying herself. By the end of the day we had a lot of tired wonderful people that I can't thank enough for all the hard work. A special thanks to Erika & Rob for putting all this together and allowing us to be a part of it.

From some attendees:
"It makes a person feel good when you see the out pour of love & support from the community for Julia & family..restores your faith in humanity. Everyone did a great job & such a amazing group of people working together for one cause..." - Debbie Diebal

"She is such an inspiration! At one point, she looked around then looked up at me and said "is this party just for ME?!" Haha she is truly special" - Amber Crosby

"Great run this a.m. !!! Hope rest of the day turns out just as good!!! Go Team Juls!!!!" - Abby Nolting

"Awesome event. Thank you to everyone for all there hard work. You did a great job putting this together." - Fitness with Shannon

"Up and ready for this 5K miss Juls! My family and friends are walking for you! But most importantly we are praying for you! I pray you have an awesome day and know there are lots and lots and lots of people cheering you on through this journey." - Jenifer Quilacio

Special thanks to all that came but an EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to everyone who planned, sponsored and promoted this event! 

Please don't think this is inclusive, but just a few shout outs to Rob and Erica Hoffman Borgmann, Donielle Scheel-Farrar, Jamie Estes, Suzy Wolfe, Great Reflections, Gasconade County Republican, and KRCG and many, many, many more! Please comment your shout-outs too on the group or this post, we'd love to add them!

The Power of Duck Dynasty

Specific prayer request of the day: Success, fun, health and safety to all those joining the festivities tomorrow in honor of the Stone family. Pray that Julia is in good spirits and feeling well, and EATS!

From Momma:
-Juls holding her new Jase doll.
The make a wish foundation told her she'll be able to make a wish! First she told me she wanted to go to Disney World now she's saying all she wants to do is go to West Monroe and meet Phil, Willie and Jase!!
Duck dynasty ruined my princess

From Grandma Mary Ann:
Juls came to my house today to have a tea party. For about 2 hours, we played and drank tea (grape soda) and had such a good time. She was Brave Heart and I was Harmony (Care Bears). Actually, we had three tea parties. The first was just Juls and me and the second one she invited Daddy, Andrew, and Aly to join us. Then Daddy picked up Mommy and Ahna and we all went to eat at the Chinese restaurant where we saw McKenzie, Paw Paw Dave, Grandma Carol, Aunt Steph, Uncle Jim, and Junior. Juls was very excited to see them. Afterwards, she came home with me and we had another quick tea party before she had to go home to get her medicines. It was a great day . . . God Bless all of you and thank you for your prayers and support.

Home again, Round 2 over

Specific prayer request of the day: Pray for miraculous healing, blood counts, that Juls' body will recover from the chemo without the mouth sores or other side effects! Pray for no fevers! While on your knees praying for her please pray for our country.

From Momma:
-So today was so-so for Juls. She doesn't seem to be in to much pain. She drank water today and ate a few Cheez-Its. She was cheerful this evening most of the day she laid in her daddy's lap. I hope the days get better and not worse. It's so nice to be home!!!

So last night as I was trying to sleep I couldn't because it seemed as though my soul just kept praying! After her next cycle of chemo she'll be scanned all over. It's the cry of my heart that all of the cancer will be gone!! That I can cry out that it's gone and say let's all bow to the One who healed her. To have a massive praise service to thank the Lord for His miraculous healing.
To some this may seem like a fantasy but to that I can say, "my God has parted seas, raised the dead, healed the sick, died and rose again so I believe He's got this covered!!!"
To that I also so THANK YOU LORD

Pray for her miraculous healing and pray for her blood counts, pray her body will recover from the chemo without the mouth sores or other side effects!! Pray for no fevers she's so much happier at home! Also while on your knees praying for her please pray for our country.

Don't forget about Saturday!

 

Round 2, Day 3 of Chemo - Going home!

Specific prayer request of the day: Pray that Juls doesn't get mouth sores and continues to each and drink to stay strong!

From Momma:
-So a nice surprise we get to leave the hospital today instead of Friday!! Yay! Juls could use prayer she is definitely down today. Not eating or drinking. She doesn't feel well!! Pray that she doesn't get mouth sores they can be bad with this chemo!!!
We are also meeting with a naturopath to change her diet actually all of ours. So to all those angels who bring us dinner, we are no longer eating sugar!! She'll be on more of a strict diet soon. Anything we can do to build her body up and help it fight this evil cancer.

Round 2, Day 2 of Chemo

Specific prayer request of the day:Please pray got high counts, no sores, and to get to go home tomorrow!

From Grandpa David:
-We just made it back home after going to see Julia. She wasn't real happy when we got there they had just finished changing her dressing, that never goes very good. But it didn't take long for her to spring back to her smiling self. She had to try on the hats Mickey had made for her even Daddy had to try one one. We went out to the Garden area for a while she wanted to look through the telescopes. Then it was off to Ronald McDonalds House they had Mac n cheese there she thought that she wanted some , but after tasting it that was done. We went back upstairs to her room and she had a whole room full waiting to see her Tonyia, Sarah, Jennifer. It was a great evening if all goes well she may get to come home again tomorrow night sometime.

Richie looks good with braids, both girls tried the Smurf hat from Pam and Juls loves her crazy hat!

Cuddles, smiles, hugs, no matter what, even when she feels grumpy!