Friday, May 8, 2009

On Wednesday, Sandy and I drove to UCMC. She had her blood drawn, followed by a visit with her doctor. Sandy's CA-125 score is in the 400's, down from the original 1296. "Normal" is 35 or less, so her number is still higher than desired. The lab results from the blood draw weren't all in when it was time for us to leave, but the partial results showed aspects of Sandy's blood with below-par readings. Nevertheless, . . .

Sandy and her sister Judy flew to Philadelphia this morning to see their brother Terry. He's in the intensive care unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) with a number of serious medical problems. Even so, Sandy told me tonight that Terry is holding his own and is in good spirits.

She'll be back on Monday in time for another blood draw here in town. We expect better results than what we saw last Wednesday.

I haven't said this in a while but we want you to know that we really appreciate your thoughts and prayers as she goes through this difficult time in her life. We believe that your positive energy benefits her. She's coping well. Thank you!