updates from week

i just got updates from Sharon & Matt, Matt is now in wpg. being prepared for his bone marrow tansplant which they have booked for May 27th. from what i understand during these next few weeks they will be making his white blood count drop all the way down to zero so they can use his sister Karla's bone marrow and insert it into his and wait for it to grow in him, it is quite a process, but wonderful to know that we have doctors and nurses with such knowledge given by our lord to come up with help like this. Pray for his family as they wait, for safety as they travel and esp. for Matt as he will be in quarentine for quite some time.
I talked to Sharon today, they had just gotten back from London, ON, she is still waiting for a liver transplant, and met up with a couple surgeon's she hadn't met who needed to meet with her before the surgery. They came to the conclusion that the best way for her is to receive a cadaber liver donor (which is someone who's passed away that has donated their liver as a donor to someone who needs it) she is still on the list for a liver transplant by using her son Josh's liver, but at this time her body is so filled with fluid that they are not able to go that route unless she can lose more fluid. It is very difficult to do when she is on pills for taking away excess fluids but they seem to be building up faster than she can get rid of them at this time, she is starting an exercise program to hopefully help with that, but is so incredibly tired that getting out and exercising is very difficult when your body is filled with fluid. Pray for her & her family that there will be a donor liver for her very very shortly and or she can lose some of her excess fluid enough to get the liver transplant from Josh. These to are important things we as people need to remember to do, it is important to sign our donor card to help those who are in need,( don't worry you won't be needing it anyway) also important for those who can to give blood for those who need blood transfusions, sometimes we think there's nothing we can do physically for a person, but by doing small things like this helps many many people. Thank you to those who have helped.
Also remember Serena who has on her second round of chemo and as the family waits to hear the results from her x-rays.
Remember to keep my cousin Mari in your prayers as she leaves today for i believe its Spring Valley for treatments on her liver cancer.

any other updates just let me know



can't remember if i added this pic, pic of my garden for 2008, this year it'll definately be looking a lot more spacious, but still with lots of tomatoes, so everyone tells me, that's the most important, and easy fall toasted tomato sandwiches sounds great to me.