Good middle of the week to everyone, Everyone keeps asking about the blood tests and I keep saying, "Ha, you've got to wait until the next update!" Well, here's the next update…. Actually, I told everyone a quick summary and then said that I will go into detail on the next email. Before I get into all that, I finally have some things up on a web site. It's not very extensive but it has a picture or two of her and her family and every one of the updates starting from the first one. There's also a page of a few special notes that she has received. Go to http://www.alpha5000.com/~na3/nancy. There is a tentative schedule for her for the next two months. Next week Tuesday and Wednesday we'll be up in Tulsa again, both of us taking some mind related courses. Wednesday morning is an additional appointment with some doctor up there to discuss more of one of the tests that she had taken a week or two ago. So that's our Tulsa trip. Then the next Sunday, she'll be heading off to Florida to visit her Mom. She will be staying there for a month to tackle the Richard Schulze Incurables Program again. So she'll be there around May 9th and will stay there until June 6th. After that she plans to go to Georgia for about a week to visit a bunch of old friends and relatives. Then she plans on being home sometime in the middle of June. I just hope that she doesn't expect the house to be finished by then! We are also starting a new venture. To add to my growing eclectic resume, we're becoming used car salesmen! What we're doing is obtaining certain cars at below wholesale and then selling them for hopefully more. Where we are selling them is on the Internet at an auction. We're selling them on eBay! We've got two cars already being sold. In case anyone is interested look at http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=582659039 and http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=582662558. So, everyone, go tell everyone to bid on our cars and buy them!! Ah, yes, the blood test results. I will list the tests that were done with any pertinent information about each. This may get a little bit technical, some of which is over my head. 1) CBC (Complete Blood Count): this counts all the regular blood cell things, like white and red blood cells, platelets, etc. All counts are normal with the exception of two items which were barely out of range. Her MCH count is 1.3% low at 29.6 (normal is 30-34). Also, her monocytes were 5.5% high at 9.5 (normal is 2-9). 2) Lipid Profile: here her cholesterol count was 6% high at 212 (normal is 150-200) with specifically her LDL count being a hair high at 131 (normal is 75-130). 3) Occupational Profile (chemical type testing, e.g., calcium, sodium, potassium, etc.): all levels were in normal ranges. 4) Iron (why this wasn't part of #3??): this level was normal as well. 5) ImmunoGlobulin A-IgA (elevated counts of this antibody can indicate mostly myeloma and an obscure lymphoma): her count was very normal. 6) ImmunoGlobulin G-IgG (this is the main antibody that responds to certain cancer antigens): her count was .3% high at 1300 (normal is 613-1295). The interpretation of this is as follows: with this being above the high end of normal, it indicates that there is some activity regarding this lymphoma that Nancy has. A very positive fact is that the number is not off the scale, it is just a hair high. This means that there is still something there but, to quote the doctor, "[she] has the cancer on the run.] So, I would say that all of the above is excellent news. So, she is going to go spend a month with her mother to do another four weeks of intense detoxing and immune boosting with potent herbs, juices, regimens, et. al. I and the children will stay home so that we won't be a distraction to her (she still worried about dishes, meals and laundry) and so I can stay home, sell some cars and work on the house. Well, that about sums up this update. The next ones over the next two months may not all come on a weekly basis. The crisis part is over and there won't be too much to report on weekly, especially if I'm not going to be with her to closely know what's happening. Next week's update will probably be later as we will be in Tulsa on Wednesday. Thank you everyone for your diligence in prayer, thought and concern. Thanks everyone for all your precious gifts, cards and emails as well. I've collected all the emails in one folder and told her that she has 200 emails to answer!! For some reason, I don't think she'll get to them all. I pray that you all understand. Again, thanks to you all. Love, Norman P.S., Just as a repeat… for those who don't know and/or are reading this update as the first one, if anyone wishes to help in some way, prayers, cards and emails are always helpful. Emails can be sent to n432r1@juno.com. If anyone wishes to send anything via the US Post Office send them to: Nancy Brumm, Leflore, Oklahoma 74942. If anyone wishes to send anything via some other method, contact me for an alternate address. Also, to read previous updates, visit http://www.alpha5000.com/~na3/nancy. |