We met a man who was 6'4" tall. When the nurse checked his height, he was now 5'10" as a result of the myeloma. Deb lost 4". She started off short and got shorter.
We visited with our classmate from Austria. She has a PhD in computer interfaces and several masters degrees yet is unable to work because she is so weak and tired. Sometimes she said she sleeps 20 hours a day. Her 9 year old son lives with her parents in Austria. Her marrow is so weak she is unable to take full-strength chemo. She is planning to live in Little Rock until researchers can find help for her.
Our Thai friend is doing so well she is returning to Thailand to visit her 102 year old mother and 108 year old aunt before returning to Little Rock for more treatment.
We keep meeting classmate after classmate from the Mobile-Pensacola area. It's as if the chemical industries there are affecting many people's health.
We touch base with Harold in Tennessee weekly. He lost Gwen last year. He is so lonely but carrying on with life.
The staff at UAMS is so nice and friendly. Because of the long day and the failure of the PET which required pushing Deb's PET until late at night, Deb took her diamond earrings out then forgot them when we finished. When we were packing to leave, Deb missed them. We unpacked and searched everywhere. Then we called the various clinics. When we called PET, they asked if we would describe them. They had saved them for Deb and returned them. Honest folks!
At another location, Deb got very cold. A lady gave her a light jacket to keep.
Nice folks in Arkansas!
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