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Prayers For Dwayne, P.O. Box, Rogersville, TN (2026)

01/22/2026

Y’all Dwayne has been a trooper today getting his ivig infusion that takes 2 1/2 hours to run through. The office called from last blood work that he needed the ivig & so he wanted to get it this week just in case the weather would prevent it for next week. He’s been nauseous, so I’ve given him his nausea medicine but y’all just keep him in your prayers.

He has been sleepy from the Benadryl, nausea from the oral chemo pill that he is on for 21 days on & 7 day off each month. Today is day 12 for this month. He is scheduled to come back for labs, follow up and the chemo shot next week if weather permits. Those in your prayer room help us battle all this with your prayers. We love you all & thank you so much for your support🫶🏻

Even the toughest of soldiers get tired & weary at times at we dont consider ourselves the toughest. Praise God that we dont stay that way & that He gives us the strength needed to endure along. ❤️

01/15/2026

Updated: Finished all appts at the cancer center today

Update: 1/15/2026

Well Dwayne was not too happy with the 1 & 1/2 he wait to be able to get his labs etc after issues with billing. At the moment getting fluids waiting to start the bone infusion & chemo shot after that.

The good news is the myeloma panel blood work results from Dec. 31st came back and the numbers have went down 15 points! Praise God! 🙌🏻Keep the prayers coming, they are working.
Dwayne had very bad nausea that the nausea meds didn’t work too well Tuesday evening & night with his vomiting a few times. He has been doing much better with nausea now since then, thank you Jesus!

We just thankful that when the circumstances are not good, God still is!
God has brought Dwayne from almost death with renal failure & has been with us every step of the way, working it all out for the good! Thank you to all who sent a Christmas card to him, it brightened his day! We appreciate yall’s support, keep the prayers going! 🙏🏻❤️

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If you would like to send Dwayne a card you may send mail to:
Dwayne Blankenship
PO Box 205
Rogersville, TN 37857

01/14/2026

Thank you to everyone that has been praying! We truly appreciate the prayers. Dwayne seems to be feeling much better today! Even when some circumstances aren’t good, God is good!

01/14/2026

Everyone please say a prayer for Dwayne. He has not been feeling very well past few days. The nausea meds have not worked like usual. This evening he has been very nauseous & vomiting. 🙏🏻

12/18/2025

Happy Birthday to my handsome husband, my love, my safe place, my best friend, and prayer partner. I can’t imagine life without you. You make my world a better place.

I love your funny ways of making our family laugh. I love watching your passion with music. I will always support you in all you do, being your forever number one fan to cheer you on. Your genuine heart for the Lord is what I love most about you.

I’m so proud of how strong you are with all you have been through knowing that our God’s got you! I’m so glad the Lord hand picked you to do life with. I am blessed to be your wife. I love you more & more each day!
Happy 57th Birthday Dwayne❤️

12/04/2025

Update 12/04/2025

Dwayne wanted to do a quick video update after he just got back from the cancer care center for follow up, labs and chemtherapy shot. The oncologist says the myeloma panel numbers have went up but he is waiting for a couple more months of this higher dose oral chemotherapy at home to see if numbers will come down. If not his recommendation is to get back to specialist at UT to see about trying something else. Dwayne’s immune levels were very low today from labs as you hear him talk of how they stressed that if the oral chemo keeps lowering immune they may have to put hold on that chemotherapy.

But we know God is “the healer”. We appreciate the doctors and meds to use for tools to help and we pray for those to help heal & not harm in Jesus name. We trust God, it is all in His hands!

Also, Dwayne has had a dry cough for a few weeks that is much better now. But while in the waiting for the ct of his chest to be scheduled & the appt itself we prayed & had some others praying, interceding on our behalf, and agreeing with us for a good report. We did not want to even speak any thing negative of infection, or pneumonia in existence so we did not post about it. He however had the ct done & it came back clear! Praise God! 🙌🏻

We just want to thank you for all your prayers, sharing our posts and for any help you have helped us with.

These past 2 years & 8 months have been tough no doubt about it. Not with just the diagnosis but seems like whatever else the enemy could throw out on top of it, he has, BUT GOD!!!! Those two words are a million words in two words for us 😭
We thank God that He has been with us EVERY step of the way. He’s always given us strength, fortified our faith, stretched us with more growth, has kept His hands on us and has always provided through others.
Thank God there is financial assistance for the chemos or there’s no way anyone could afford the numbers you will hear Dwayne tell of just the one chemotherapy shot.

We ask you to please keep praying, add to your church prayer lists and help share the post.

Thank you! We love you all & hope you all have a Merry Christmas! ❤️❤️

🥳🎂🎈Dwayne’s birthday is Dec. 18th so if you would like to send him a birthday card, card/letter of encouragement send to:

Dwayne Blankenship
PO Box 205
Rogersville, TN 37857

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11/12/2025

This an update I thought I posted here on facebook as well, but apparently I only updated on gofundme page, so this update is from 10/30/25

Dwayne has been going to the cancer center every other week for the chemotherapy shot there as well as taking an oral chemo pill at home 21 days on with 7 days off every month. Dwayne seen the specialist at UT on 10/15. The doctor spoke that even though Dwayne’s number has continued to increase in one of the myeloma panels, the ratio has came down by 11 points, so we will take it and be thankful for that. Also specialist will be increasing the oral chemo pill for home 5mg more each month and depending how all the chemotherapies work, then he can maybe decrease the chemotherapy shot at the cancer to once a month instead of every other week.
Dwayne has had some nausea, headaches and slight fever recently. Dwayne’s immune levels were way too low so he also had to get ivig infusion today. Two weeks ago he was also given the zometa infusion for his bones. Please keep Dwayne & our family in your prayers. We have been struggling already and this new month has come with some extra financial stress. This past week has been very overwhelming with so much on my end, and so I could really use some prayers as well, please.
We realize money is tight for a lot of people right now but if you feel a tug in your heart to help us with any amount it would be greatly appreciated and we know God will bless you in return. We hate continually having to rely on help from others and being looked at now as the couple always in need, but for now this is what God has allowed us to walk through in our lives and so we will trust in Him through all of this.

God is our only hope & believing for a miracle for Dwayne as there is no cure for this type of cancer, as our only hope to help make a way financially through those that will be obedient to what God lays on other’s hearts. If you are unable to help financially, please keep us in your prayers and pass along either our GoFundMe, Venmo, paypal or cash app to someone that may be able to help with some financial support. Please hold your loved ones a little tighter & make sure they know they are loved as life can change suddenly. God Bless

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If you would like to send Dwayne a card/letter you may send mail to:
Dwayne Blankenship
PO Box 205
Rogersville, TN 37857

09/22/2025

Someone has purchased us all of the filters we were in need of. Thank you again! ❤️
If anyone feels led to help with other expenses for the month it would be greatly appreciated! 🙏🏻❤️

Dwayne has one more month of treatments to go before seeing the specialist for the next step. Please pray as his numbers have continued to rise. 🙏🏻

09/12/2025

Update 09-12-2025
Trying for the third time to post due to the app freezing and erasing everything typed twice already.

Dwayne and I would like to first, personally say thank you to the person that mailed this letter in your card. This has blessed us more than you know! Thank you to everyone that has mailed a card or letter of encouragement to Dwayne! It has been needed more than anyone knows. Dwayne goes through the emotions of thinking about all the unknowns, feelings of the life he had when he started each day working to provide for his family, and dealing with the feelings of fighting this demonic diagnosis and how it has changed his life suddenly, robbing him from so much.

Most that have seen Dwayne or his update pictures, say “ he looks good”, and he does! 🥰 Praise God! But behind closed doors and behind the pictures lays a man that struggles to get his own shoes on, to get up and down. I’m sure people that he walks by would never know what all he’s been through these past 31 months and still going through. From the begining with all the fractures, chemos and transplant it takes a toll on person’s body. It is hard when you see someone you love trying so hard not to let people see their physical struggles. It’s that much harder for a man to let people see the struggle.

Today Dwayne took his last oral chemo pill for the 2nd month cycle. He will have a 7 day break from it but has to be at the cancer center Wednesday for the intravenous chemo treatment.
Last visit Dwayne was told that his myeloma panel numbers is still rising even after all the extra and added treatments. He was also told that it usually takes 2-3 months to see if it is working to bring the numbers down. So one more month of treatments until he goes to see the specialist at UT to see what is the next step. The oral chemo makes Dwayne very fatigued. He doesn’t feel like doing much usually although he did get his bass guitar to play in the bed a couple days ago. That’s the first time in about a year. 🙏🏻

We have been dreading the fall & winter seasons only because of the isolation that came with it last year. With school back in full swing with sicknesses making its rounds again we have had to start a little more stricter precautions again due to his immune levels. When you are isolated from others you start to feel alone even when you know you’re not.

Tomorrow will be our 22nd Anniversary! We are so thankful to be blessed enough to spend another year together! 💞

With this diagnosis we have continual financial burdens every month. We have had no choice but to trust God while wondering who He will use each time to help make a way. By the time you get relief that God did again this month then it’s time to start all over again with the next month. So it’s a constant stress as you can imagine. We have had several extra expenses this month on top of the normal expenses such as post office box fees for the year due at the end of the month, oil change in vehicle that’s been over due, filters need replaced in the air purifiers that is ran for Dwayne as well as both filters in the home for the hvac system and of course prescriptions.

The enemy usually tries wearing us down with lots of things that nobody knows but us as we don’t mention to others. It’s usually one of the smaller things that make us break down right when you are feeling like you can’t take one more thing. Just like our microwave issue. 🤦🏼‍♀️ We finally got the money to try to fix it and it did not work this time. You don’t realize how much you use one til you don’t have one. But these smaller things become big things to us when we are already dealing with all the stresses of all the bigger issues. Maybe one day once God gets us through this we will share testifying of all the things. It will blow your minds of all the things that happen all at once on top of everything else at hand. For every fiery dart the enemy throws we can also speak of how God got us through and how. Many of you are part of the how’s when you have opened up your hearts being the hands and feet of Jesus to help us.

If you feel led to help lighten some of the burdens this month you can donate any amount through Paypal, Cash App, Venmo or GoFundMe. Every amount is appreciated. GoFundme takes a small percentage of donation.

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If you would like to send Dwayne a card you may send mail to:
Dwayne Blankenship
PO Box 205
Rogersville, TN 37857

08/08/2025

Update: 8/8/25 & Testimony time

We just wanted to say a big “Thank You” for each and every person that prayed for Dwayne & agreeing for a good report on his test which was today!

God’s hand was all over every part of today. The nurses prayed with Dwayne prior to the taking him to the procedure room. Then the doctor came in and prayed with him as well! They put Dwayne asleep as usual for the colonoscopy and when he awoke they couldn’t wait to tell him that they could not find ANYTHING that the PET scan previously showed! Praise God! Prayers still work & God is a good!

Now as far as the multiple myeloma side of things they are saying that Dwayne’s body is 5 % of it, BUT we will keep believing and praying for verifiable healing there too! Just because there isn’t a cure does not mean they can limit God! Dwayne was 80 % upon the original diagnosis and 8 % prior to the transplant. They are using two different chemos to try to bring the levels down for remission. We need everyone to keep praying for a miracle from the only healer Jesus Christ! Believe with us! We are so so thankful today!

08/06/2025

We just wanted to come on to ask everyone that will to be praying for Dwayne. He has a test coming up Friday. We need everyone to start praying & believing for a good report on a separate issue apart from what we’ve been dealing with. Just keep him & our family in your prayers and add to your church prayer lists if you don’t mind. We will update everyone with the results of this test on next post. Thank you all! ♥️

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