GOOD NEWS!(I THINK)

TODAY, MARTIN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE WITH BOBBIE JO. SHE HAD BEEN SAYING HOW MUCH SHE MISSED HER DAD, SO I TOOK A DAY OFF AND HE WENT. THE RESULTS OF THE CAT SCAN CAME BACK AND FOR SOME REASON THE SPLEEN IS HARBORING ALL THE GOOD PLATELETS THAT THEY ARE GIVING BOBBIE JO, RESULTING IN A HUGE SPLEEN AND NO ABILITY TO CLOT. THEYCALLED IN A SPLEEN EXPERT AND HE SAID THAT YES, THE SPLEEN IS LARGER, AND WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR 14 DAYS AFTER THE CHEMO TO SAY THAT THE CHEMO DID NOT WORK. SOME OF OF THE LYMPHOMA SPECIALISTS WERE CONCERNED THAT THE CHEMO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE BECAUSE THE SPLEEN HAD GOTTEN LARGER, SO, WE HAVE 4 MORE DAYS TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE RESULT OF THE SUPER CHEMO IS. SHE IS STILL IN DANGER, VERY CRITICAL, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CHEMO WILL BE EFFECTIVE AND TURN THIS CANCER AROUND. ANOTHER DOCTOR WANTS TO START ANOTHER ROUND OF CHEMO RIGHT AWAY, BUT HE HAS TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE REST OF THE TEAM, (18 DOCTORS) TO DO SO, BECAUSE IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HER. SHE IS IN GOOD SPIRITS, AND ABLE TO GET UP A BIT BUT SHE IS VERY SHAKEY FROM THE EFFORT. I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY! SHE WANTS A STRAWBERRY CAKE AND AN EEYORE WATCH. I FOUND THE WATCH ON EBAY AND IT IS ON IT'S WAY, BUT PROBABLY WON'T ARRIVE IN TIME. I WILL WRAP UP A PICTURE OF IT TO GIVE TO HER. BY THE WAY, DID YOU KNOW THAT EEYORE IS A GIRL? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I ALWAYS THOUGHT HE WAS A BOY. FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO EEYORE IS, SHE IS THE FRIEND OF POOH THAT IS ALWAYS FEELING SAD. THINKING ABOUT THE CARTOONS, EEYORE SOUNDS LIKE A BOY- BUT SHE HAS A PINK RIBBON ON HER TAIL, SO? WHO KNOWS? BOBBIE JO LOVES EEYORE, SO I WILL DO WHAT I CAN TO SURROUND HER WITH LOTS OF EEYORE THINGS TO ENJOY. I JUST GOT BACK FROM LUNCH WITH SOME OF THE SWEET SISTERS AT CHURCH, AND I HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME. WE HAD CHINESE AND LAUGHED AND CARRIED. I HAD SUCH FUN, I FORGOT TO GO BACK FOR SECONDS! (IT WAS A BUFFET). IT IS NICE TO HAVE A DIVERSION ONCE IN AWHILE- BUT MY MIND IS NEVER FAR FROM THINKING ABOUT MY GIRL. TILL TOMORROW, LOVE, NANA