Well. I'm anxious and optimistic as we prepare to head for Little Rock, Arkansas early Thursday morning to begin 4 days of tests on Friday and then consultation afterwards with the docs there on what they think about my Dave and what they recommend doing for him. Mostly I want to be happy that we have gone and decide that they are the guys to treat Dave. It won't be easy logistically for us, but then back to back stem cell transplants (tandem) won't be easy no matter where we are and none of them will be close by anyway, so just want these guys to be all that I hope for after much research.
I have made so many wonderful friends on this site in such a short time, that I want you to know I'm taking you all with me and I will be online while we are there. Both our hotel and the hospital have broadband so look for me online and we can chat about how the days are going for us. I understand that we will be overwhelmed with information, support groups, social workers and the like, in between the testing. We won't be staying on for the treatment, but coming back to get things sorted out to be gone for extended periods to do this.
So I'm counting on all of you to send your wonderful, positive thoughts our way as we head cross country to do this. That they confirm Dave has a very easy form of myeloma to treat and they are just the guys to do it! :) Love ya! - Lori
Daily updates can be found on Dave's Caring Bridge site: www.caringbridge.org/visit/davidpuente
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Dear Lori, have a safe journey and you keep those hopes high but realistic! You have done all you can to get the best for your man and now it's time to let the 'best' do the rest. (oohh, I'm turning into a poet lol!). I will keep track on here of how things are going and will be sending positive thoughts for the highest good of all concerned.
Hi sweetheart - just to let you know that I'll be thinking of you and Dave on Thursday, and sending out the positve "wee vibes". Good that you'll be taking all your Buddies" with to so you can chat away and let us all know what's going on. Stay srong, and hold on tight, with love
We shall indeed be keeping our fingers crossed for, and thinking about you. Great to hear that you have sorted out the very best possible team for Dave's type. Loads of hugs xxxx Penny
But, wouldn't yuo know I have a story to tell about the Myeloma thingy.
MY mother in law worked on for the Govt after her retirement age then a week after retiring she gets sick. We all called her Shorty. She was a feisty little scots lady with a mind of her own that no one could divert when it got made up. So after some time she is diagnosed with myeloma. She has 2 rounds of chemo then says no more. We have to capitulate. Her mobility starts to suffer and her attitude gets a bit tetchy from time to time but when it does we ust park her wheelchair at a parking meter and toss in some money and leave her to cool off for a while we go for a coffee (LOL). we did it once in reality for a few mins. Anyway she takes all sorts of pills and hangs in there for another 14 years giving us some wonderful memories of times spent with her and father in law. Don't know if this story has a moral, perhaps not, but it would be nice to think your Dave will be as lucky, if not more so due to him being so much younger, as mum in law was.
