October 16, 2010

Greetings from Joy,

It has been a week from Bill's chemo treatment and he is getting out of bed more
and seems to have a stronger disposition. He had a meet and greet with the
thoracic surgeon today and he seems very able and capable.

The surgeon explained that the procedure is much like peeling a hardboiled egg
from its shell. Sometimes the "rind" covering the lung comes off easy in one piece
and sometimes it takes a bit more effort.

So those of you who are able pray seeing the "rind" being removed with ease and
in one piece would be a wonderful prayer request. It was my understanding that
the easier it is to remove from the lung the faster the recovery.

Bill has a breathing exercise class on Monday, Oct 18 and then he is scheduled
for surgery on Tuesday Oct 19. Recovery will be anywhere from 3 to 5 to 7 or so days.
All of this will take place at Kettering Hospital.

The Dr. said this is a pretty straight forward procedure and that Bill being
young and strong should do very well.

My hope is that Bill's procedure is very easy for the Dr. and for Bill.
And that Bill's recovery will happen with ease and very little or no pain.
And that the cancer continues to decrease in volume as Bill heals
from the procedure.

That way he will be able to pass the breathing test and start the
stem cell treatment at the Jewish Hospital.

Thank you for sending your postive thoughts and prayers
to Bill and Our family.

Joy