Sit Rep #19

Hello All!  We have been sitting around here "watch'in paint dry" as dad claimed the last few months would be.  No, not really.  The idea of having time to watch paint dry sounds luxurious.  Here is an update of the current situation.

1.  Doctors changed dads KIMO a few times.  This current one is every three weeks and seems to be working.  The cancer symptoms are not rearing their ugly heads at the moment.

2.  There will be a CT Scan on the 19th of March to see if the cancer is knocked BACK out.

3. Dad is holding up well.  His hair is coming back in slowly.  Kinda looks like a baby penguin.

 We are not sure what is up with that but don't worry the eyebrows were the first to come back and they look like their not gonna leave again without a fight.

4.  Because the cancer came back so quickly in December doctors have decided that they need to do a stem cell transplant with a donor, not dads yucky stem cells that were harvested a few months ago.  Yes, I just called dads stem cells "yucky" and that might be the technical term.

SOOOO.....

That left us these past two months lookin' around for someones stem cells that are purty.  

LET'S PLAY THE MATCH GAME!!

 
There are donor databases to find matches.  This process takes months and even then they may not find someone that is a match. Your best stem cell match can be found in your siblings. Turns out Fast Eddie has a couple of sisters that have endured his shenanigans for over 6 decades. Now we had to ask for their ACTUAL DNA to prove their devotion.  Sadly my Aunt Debbie that lives 'round the bend was NOT a match.  

Pretty much the feeling around here

SOOOO....
Dads youngest sister Aunt Chrissy.  She lives in San Clemente and cares for my dads aging parents.  Really she already devotes her life to helping them when not working.  Now we want your blood lady.  Well, we have been waiting weeks for the results.  She passed the first tests and Stanford says "looks good".  Today we found out.  She is a 

"PERFECT MATCH"

Stanford is going to give us the schedule for the stem cell transplant after dad goes through another round of Kimo.  We should know more by the first of April.  Now we go back to watch'in paint dry.