Today's Visit

We didn't find out much more today than we already knew. However, this is what we learned. Ray's blood counts haven't changed much since last week. A couple of the numbers were up a little and a couple were down a little. The Dr. was very pleased with this since they had all dropped significantly last week from the previous week. (Hope that makes sense.) Dr. called the progression "indolent" for the time being, adding that the progression can change at any time.

As of now, we are in the process (paperwork) of getting in to see a Dr. in Houston for an evaluation. The Dr. here has spoken to the Dr. there and all Ray's records have been sent to the Houston Dr. At the moment Ray's advantage is his good health.

Donors? We were told last July, should we ever get to this point, that a donor would be found from the national registry. However, today the Dr. said with Ray having 8 siblings, which he called "a bone marrow gold mine" we should probably first try to find a match there. More on that later!

Love you all,
Kim

God is in charge!

Unfortunately, we got the news today that the leukemia is making a comeback. So that means the next step is a bone marrow transplant, which cannot done in Amarillo. Dr. would like to see the transplant done in either Houston or Bethesda, Maryland. He is working on that for now and we'll know more when we go back to see him next Thursday.

How is Ray feeling?? He feels really good, in fact, he is at the shop, working as I'm posting this. The fact that he's as healthy as he is, gives us a little time before the transplant. As far as how long his stay for the transplant could be; possibly as long as four months.

As we were driving away from the Dr. office, Ray says. "Lets's go celebrate." Of course I gave him a pathetic look asking just exactly what are we celebrating, and his response was "God is in charge! We don't have to be."

Love you all,
Kim