A Pathway Paved with Miracles

This email update was sent to family October 19, 2010

Hello Loved Ones;



Once again--sorry that I cannot talk on the phone or text back and forth. Tomorrow is Wednesday again; my how time does fly when you are having fun! Jim will receive the second oftumamab treatment tomorrow. This dose will be about seven times the dose he recieved last week. It looks to be an eventful day. We would like to invite you to fast with us to unite our faith. As you know Jim was able to recieve the first treatment but it was very difficult and this time he will be getting much more.



We have been richly blessed by the love of our Father in Heaven and miracles. Jim's oncologist stood at his bedside last night and said, "Jim, we have needed miracles. We have had miracles and now we need to pray for more." It is a blessing to have a doctor who values heavenly input.



And now for the really good news. Jim's huge team of doctors got together last night and put together a plan which will enable him to receive the treatment that he needs but be able to go home. He has been taken off of the two broad spectrum iv antibiotics and put on an oral one. His amphoterrible has been changed to two iv antifungals, one of which will be oral at home, leaving one antifunal iv to be given in his picc line which is very do-able. The course of treatment at the least will be eight weeks, at the most?, with the plans still to head to bone marrow transplant as soon as his bood tests show that his blood shows no traces of fungus. (No more fungus among us)



We will go ahead with the respiratory treatments and work on power packing his diet. He has lost quite a bit of weight but don't you worry because I have found it! Now if I can just give it back...........So we are all very excited to be back together. We haven't been home in three weeks. Much thanks to Kara, Josh and all the girls for taking care of the boys and the business.



We are so grateful for all of you; your love, your prayers, your support and your concern. We love you. Thank you again.



Jim and Analee





Dad snoozing on Kara