Deb makes a salad in own condo kitchen

Today was the PET scan day.  Deb had to fast many hours for that test. She was hungry all afternoon since one of the side affects of her meds is hunger. The hospital called and moved the test back to 8:30 pm tonight. Later, they called and said the PET machinery needed repairs and they moved the PET Scan to 05:15 am Thursday morning. We see Dr van Rhee at 4 pm Thursday.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, we have a 7 am MRI. Then registration paperwork, blood tests, urine, an EKG, then Nuclear Medicine for a MUGA test (Cardiac Output Study). 

Weds we start off at the Jones Eye Institute to determine how much damage the cancer and chemo have done to her vision. Her hearing has been drastically affected and she has exotic (and expensive)  hearing aids. Later Weds  there are more MRIs of her Bone Marrow Blood Supply bones.

And that brings us back to Thursday for the PET and consult with Dr van Rhee!

Vern paddling in the marshes

SInce Deb could finally have some supper tonight, we made an organic salad in her condo kitchen. It was de-lish! It is so good to have a place to call home while we are in treatment. We are beginning to add small touches to remind us of the good times in life. Here are a few large pix we hung. They are from Deb's favorite place on earth-St. Simons Island, Ga. As a teen Deb was counselor at Epworth-by-the-sea, a Methodist campground located near where the John and Charles Wesley were serving the early settlers and Indians while Georgia was still a colony.

View in the marshes of Glynn

When we arrived back in Arkansas our small mailbox was stuffed with mostly junk mail and a few very special encouraging notes. Thanks encouraging angels! 

One of the items in the mailbox was a small book to give Dr van Rhee. It is a bio of Dr Denis Burkitt, an award winning cancer researcher who was a pioneer in the use of chemotherapy and diet. He even has a form of cancer name after him-Burkitt's Lymphoma.  

Dr van Rhee is a noted expert on the Epstein-Barr induced lymphoma. We talked to him last month about the work of Dr Burkitt . He quietly told us that his own father had died of Burkitt's Lymphoma. He was eager to read about Dr Burkitt's work and we plan on giving the book on Thursday.

If you are interested in a wonderful small book on a Godly Christian Medical doctor who made a profound contribution to healthcare get a copy. The title:The Fibre Man, the life and story of  Dr Denis Burkitt by Brian Kellock. It was published by Lion Publishing.

Blessings!