Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Dr. Visit

Okay, Okay I know I'm late again but give me a break will ya!

Well we had our Oncology visit today and as we had hoped no real difficult news to report which is good. As mentioned in the past, the M-Protein level which dictates when Ret goes in for her transplant has not necessarily bottomed out, which is what you look for, however the percent of decline has somewhat stabilized. That said we may go in for the transplant sooner than the September time frame I mentioned last time. As most of you know these things are like being on a roller coaster we're just along for the ride..........can't wait to get off though!

As I've done in the past and will continue to do as we move along, is talk about all the things that you've done for Ret and I during this difficult time. I wanted to bring to your attention a special person as well as a special family that has endured many more hardships than any of us would want.

The Ellis family of Snohomish have been great friends of ours for a very long time. Steve, Cindy, Ret and I taught skiing at Stevens Pass for years. While Steve and I played softball together, trying to act young, Cindy and Ret raised our kids together at many ballparks around the state. Well Cindy has taken on a great personal challenge and that is to help raise money for cancer research. She has taken on this effort in memory of her son Brett, who passed due to cancer, and in hopes of helping others such as Lauretta fight this dreaded disease. Cindy herself has battled back from a life threatening brain aneurysm which makes her story even that much more remarkable. As all of you know I certainly can't do Cindy's cause justice by my babbling and wouldn't try. So if you could please paste the web address below onto your browser to read her story, hopefully understand her cause and donate if you can.

Ret and I can't thank her enough for wanting to be part of our journey in such a special way!

http://pages.teamintraining.org/wa/nikesf09/cellis0le3


Love,
Ret & Jack