Tuesday, 20 January 2015 Day 2 I missed something in yesterday’s entry, and that is the fact that my sister was here to greet me at the airport. She flew in from Thunder Bay, ON earlier in the day. The original plan was that WE would be greeting her, however as you know, things did not turn out that way. Not only that, but my brother and his wife drove up from Riverview, NB to greet me as well. It is such a blessing to have them here, even if it’s only for a short time. We had a ‘family’ photo taken (see attached). The handsome fellow on the left is yours truly. My sister Janice is in the centre, and the fellow wearing the cap... well... he just sort of wandered into our lives one day, and we ended up adopting him!! We gave him our family name, and named him after King David in the Bible!! Now, if you believe that story, I have some ocean front property in Arizona that I’d like to sell you. Contact me for further details!! Today started out busy enough. We had to be back at the hospital for 8 am, and I was immediately visited by Dracula, looking to siphon off at least a half dozen vials of blood. While that was going on, someone else came in and hooked me up so that she could get an EKG. Then, even before that procedure was completed and while Dracula was still working on me, someone else showed up to take me downstairs for a chest x-ray. All this, within the first hour of arriving at the hospital. Then, shortly after 10, all of us met with the doctor who will be overseeing my treatment while here in Saint John, and we reviewed what lies ahead for me. Here is something that I didn’t know, but learned from the doctor today. As I mentioned in a previous post, there is a 3% chance of mortality with the procedure I am having done. The procedure uses my own stem cells. Using donor cells, however, increases the chances of mortality to as high as 50%, even if it is a close relative!! Also, in times past, it was known as a bone marrow transplant. However, by causing my system to push out the stem cells into my blood, it’s a lot less invasive. Listening to the doctor, and how the bone marrow transplants used to be carried out, I am thankful that I don’t have to go through anything close to what was done in the past. Tomorrow, the first of two days of chemo therapy begins, and I am on the way to recovery. I know that a lot of you continue to pray for me, and I sincerely thank you for your support. A number of you have told me that the Lord will see me through this, and I firmly believe that He will. I honestly think that Bonnie is more worried about the procedure than what I am, so please pray that she will be at peace with what I am facing!! Anyhow folks, I will close for another day. Thanks again for all of your support, and I look forward to getting through this and back home with family and friends. Blessings to all... Terry
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