June 1, 2012 : Day 1
I am ultra drugged up at this stage, so forgive me if I don’t make much sense. I will try to provide a short update before I doze off and depart to lala land again 🙂
When the Stem Cells arrived, we were all very touched by the generosity of our donor. We could feel his presence through his stem cells … i.e, a piece of him arrived to save the day … wow … He was willing to do it all over again … endure the pain … even though he does not know me from Adam …. what a generous and loving person … he left us speechless.
The Stem Cells transfusion took ~6 hours without any “major” issues. PTL – I am now under a protective watch for the next 30 days, waiting until the cells graft within my bone marrow. I am getting all sort of nausea, graft vs host and pain numbing medication. So far so … “high”, meaning that this med is making me drowsy and sleepy … (hu hu) … thus slowing down my speech, i.e. making me talk in slo000w motion … which everyone around me seems to really enjoy !! (lol)
We are taking it one day at a time, fully trusting the Lord that this “is it”.
As usual, I cannot thank you enough for your faithful prayers and support !!!
In His Grip
Sami
Sami Lahoud 
We prayed for you at Grace Fellowship today. Hang in there my friend. Frank
my prayers and love are with you and your family. God bless you¡
Prayers from qatar is going your way. I,am sure from all over the globe as well. OurLord is thebLord of impossible. That was the sermon today. Thought of you. Hang on there.. You are sure in His Grip .
2 Samuel 22:33-37
“It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You give me your shield of victory; You stoop down to make me great. You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.
”love and much prayers
It was so special to see your beautiful children today! It was even more special to hear them pray, especially in Arabic!! We were so touched. We miss you Sami! Praying for you brother! Love, The Johns
Sami,
So glad the transfusion went well. You are always in our prayers Sami! We miss you a lot!
God bless.
Sami, Je serais à notre Dame de la Garde (la Harissa de Marseille) demain matin pour une prière spéciale à mon cousin chéri, qui se bat comme un être exceptionnel et qui est, et reste un exemple pour nous tous. Love, Jiji
Dear Sami
I am so happy and glad every thing went fine and inchallah you will fully recover and get your healthy life and if there is anything I can do to help beside praying please do not hasetate to ask.
Get better and take care
Sami,
We are always praying for your recovery. Many hearts are being lifted to the Lord for you……
Sami,
Adding our prayer to the chorus.
تشدد وتشجع لا ترهب ولا ترتعب لأن الرب الهك معك
انتظر الرب واصبر له
الذي ابتدأ بعمل صالح سوف يكمل الى التمام الى التمام الى التمام ( في وقته في وقت الرب في وقته
My beloved… Slow speech, U… Priceless!!! May the strength that raised our Lord Jesus also raise you at his appointed time!!!
مرحبا استاذي الغالي
اسف على عدم ارسال تعليقاتي اليك لكن كن على ثقة انت ساكن معنا هننا في البيت والكل يسأل على الصحة والاحوال على كل حال الحمد لله على كل شيء
انت كما انت وكما عرفناك قوي مرن مرح فكن كذلك لاجل من احبوك لا لاجل شي اخر واعلم ان الله لن ولم ينسى عبدة الصالح واعلم لو كان هنا مركز للتبرع لكنا اول الناس لكن انت تعرف الضروف
تحياتي
مصطفى – العراق – البصرة
“He cannot fail, your faithful God;
He’ll guard you with His mighty power;
Then fear no ill though troubles rise,
His help is sure from hour to hour”
“With God behind you and His arms beneath you, you can face whatever lies ahead of you”
(taken from our daily bread)
Sami,
If you’re talking in slow motion that means its at the same speed as the rest of us.
I’m recalling the last few years – and the last one in particular. If we didn’t know God is sovereign I think we would go crazy trying to make sense of things.
Praise God for the blessing of sanity in the midst of seeming chaos. I’m right there with you trusting and holding on.
I love you brother.
great news thanks god hang in there this sunday and every sunday kassis habib prays for you in church and to waddad and the family and we all pray we are you rprayer warriors. I hope alls well that ends well according to gods will may god bless you and keep you healthy and steadfast
Constantly praying!
So happy for the good news and love your good sense of humor.God bless you