Lillian,
I know what you mean about negative... my friend called me last night and
asked for help and I got busy with the links but didn't read them. After we
got off the phone I took a peek and was very alarmed. It's actually her
ex-husband's father who's been diagnosed and so I got back onto the phone
with her in a jiffy and told her to screen everything I send. She has been
sticking with me all the way with Tommy and has enlisted the prayers of the
church she works at on his behalf. So even if it's one step removed, she's
aware that it is a roller coaster! I reinforced the idea with her even
though the stataticians say it's only a 20% survival rate, there are people,
real people in that 20%. Who's to say one of those people isn't going to be
her father in law?
Tommy, Wendy and the kids joined me for lunch today at a pizza parlor. I was
wearing a white blouse... big mistake with twins!!! I had to go home after
lunch and change before going back to work... I thought about just keeping
the blouse on to remind me of the pleasures of aunthood and greataunthood (is
that a word?), but it's a good thing I didn't... Some people dropped by who
would have probably thought I was a slob at lunch! LOL.
Tommy and his family are coming out to my office tomorrow. He's is thinking
about going back to school when he's done with treatment and I wanted to fill
his head with the possibilites of a career in electronics. You don't end up
around dangerous chemicals and you make pretty darn good money!
We will hear for sure on the bone marrow biopsy tomorrow, but Stanford is so
certain that he's in remission they have scheduled him to begin the
radiation/chemo prep treatments next Tuesday, admitted to the hospital on
Sunday July 2, and to have the transplant on Wednesday July 5.
So we're in the countdown mode here. We'll take any and all prayers...
Maybe we should try to plan something on Thursday or Friday, Nov.16th or
17th? See how many people might live close enough to be able to get together
for a lunch or dinner or something? What do you think? I'm getting more
excited by the minute! And I'm sure there's some sort of bbq facility there
that could be reserved. We can talk more about the possibility as we get
closer.
Take care and love you bunches, Kathy Q
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