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Linda, your brother and your family are in my prayers. I pray he'll be strong and recieve his transplant...

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Welcome to my Merry Kingdom...

Update from Linda/Lsmoore - brother Robert

By: lsmoore48
Date: Mar. 12, 2008


ROBERT HAD TO HAVE THE CHEMO EMBOLISM DONE TODAY. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE STARTED AT 8AM BUT AFTER 12 BILL FINALLY CALLED AND SAID THEY STILL HAD NOT STARTED AND THAT THEY WERE HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING THE NEEDLES IN HIS VEINS. THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL BUT AGGREVATING. SURE DO WISH BILL WOULD HAVE CALLED EARLIER THOUGH. MY MOM AND ME TALKED ON THE PHONE SEVERAL TIMES TODAY AND JUST DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. ANYWAY THEY DID GET STARTED AROUND ONE AND AFTER TWO AND A HALF HOURS I FINALLY CALLED VANDERBILT MYSELF. THEY TOLD ME HE WAS STILL IN SURGERY AND IT WOULD BE AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT HE ONLY HAD TWO CANCER SPOTS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TREAT BOTH. THEY HAD THOUGHT THERE WERE MORE BUT SOMEHOW THEY WERE WRONG ABOUT THAT. ANYWAY HE IS DOING JUST FINE. HE CALLED MOM JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO AND SOUNDED GREAT. HE WILL GO HOME IN THE MORNING SOMETIME AND THEN HE GETS TO GO THROUGH THE NAUSEA AND FATIGUE BUT THAT IS BETTER THAN THE CANCER SPREADING OUT OF HIS LIVER.
HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MAYO CLINIC IN JACKSONVILLE, FL AND HE MAY END UP GOING THERE TO GET HIS TRANSPLANT. THEY SAID HE WOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT SIX MONTHS AND THAT AFTER A TWO WEEK EVALUATION HE WOULD GET LISTED AND MAYBE WAIT A MONTH. I DON'T KNOW ALL THE DETAILS JUST YET BUT AS SOON AS I DO I WILL LET YOU ALL KNOW. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF HE COULD GET IT DONE AND OVER WITH ALTHOUGH I WOULD NOT LIKE BEING THAT FAR AWAY FROM HERE. HOPEFULLY IF HE DOES GO THERE JACKEY CAN TAKE TIME OFF OF WORK AND GO WITH ME. IF NOT THEN I WOULD JUST HAVE TO GO IT ALONE AND I DO HOPE RHONDA WILL STILL BE ABLE TO HELP. THINGS ARE GOING TO WORK OUT FOR THE BEST ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT.
I HAVE TOLD MOM ALL ABOUT THIS GROUP AND ALL THE PRAYERS THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SAYING AND SHE DID WANT ME TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT SHE THINKS THAT IS SO WONDERFUL OF YOU ALL AND SENDS HER THANKS. OF COURSE ROBERT HAS KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME AND AS SOON AS I CAN I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TELL HIM ABOUT ALL THE MESSAGES I RECEIVED YESTERDAY. THAT WAS SO OVERWHELMING THAT IT JUST MADE ME CRY, HAPPY TEARS, THAT THAT MANY PRAYERS WERE BEING SAID FOR ROBERT AND OUR FAMILY BUT MOSTLY FOR ROBERT. I AM GOING TO BED EARLY TONIGHT. IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG DAY AND I AM SO TIRED. I WILL BE ON HERE SOME TOMORROW BUT DO HAVE TO PICK UP MY GRANDDAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL TOMORROW SO I WON'T GET TO BE ON FOR LONG. BUT I WILL FRIDAY... AND I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE COMMENTS. ANYWAY I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I APPREACIATE YOUR CARING AND YOUR PRAYERS MORE THAN MERE WORDS CAN EXPRESS. YOU ARE ALL SO KIND AND JUST WONDERFUL. I KNOW I HAVE SAID THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT I MEAN IT EVERYTIME FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. YOU ARE ALL JUST WONDERFUL AND I LOVE YOU ALL FOR CARING SO MUCH. I PRAY FOR SO MANY OF YOU WHO NEED PRAYERS ASLO AND FOR YOU ALL EVEN THOUGH THINGS MAY BE JUST FINE FOR YOU. I WANT IT TO STAY THAT WAY SO I PRAY THAT IT DOES. TAKE CARE AND I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT FILLED WITH WARMTH AND LOTS OF BRIGHT SHINY STARS. LOVE AND HUGE HUGS, LINDA

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