DAY18

Good Morning. Its Dave and I'm here for the weekend. I'll be trying to keep you informed for the next couple of days until Lisa gets back. Rita has finished her morning chores (pills, shot, breakfast and bathroom duties) and is now "resting her eyes". She is definately not napping!! Rita is still having these little episodes where her blood preasure drops when she stands up and she kind of faints. For now, she is confined to bed but we hope to get her up in a chair a little later. I'll be questioning the doctors about the cause for this and report what I find out later. She had an ECHO gram last night and everything looks good with her heart. Her blood results are gradually improving so we hope she will feel better as the day goes by. We guess that these little secondary ailments are just a part of the process - like she needs a little extra challange!! I can tell you that she is not too happy about these things but, like always, faces them head on and refuses to let them get her down. I bet no one is suprised by that!!

I looked at her schedule for the rest of course I and, if all continues to go well, she will get her last dose of chemo this coming Wednesday. After she recovers from that, its one more spinal treatment and a bone marrow the following Wednesday and then, hopefully, she can come home for a little while. We are keeping all of our fingers crossed for that to happen.

Well, thats about all I have to say for now except thank all of you so much for your thoughts, prayers and unbelievable support. I can't tell you how much it means to Rita and I - it really helps!

Love to all, Dave