Day + 26

Tomorrow is a big day for Bill. He has his first bone marrow biopsy since his transplant. We are hoping that the results will be very favourable, that there will be no trace of leukemia and that his blood will be 100% donor...that would be Frank's. His first blood test is at 6.30a.m. with the bone marrow biopsy at 7:30a.m. so that will make for an early start. Please pray a little more tomorrow that the results will be good. All the work that Bill and the doctor's have done for the past five months have been working towards this day. We pray to God the bone marrow will be clear. He will also have a spinal tap this week. It is not scheduled as yet.

He continues to be in good spirits. His Dad and Tess were here for the weekend and his Dad will stay all next week. This evening Bill and Frank and I went for a short walk down the street. Our apartment is in a very quiet location, there is very little traffic or people. Bill walked longer than he thought he could, and was very happy with that. Walking is one of his favourite things to do. We always joked him about not taking taxis in Chicago. He would walk for miles to meet us even on extremely frigid days. Katherine and myself are the taxi hailing types. No extremes of temperatures for us, hail our taxi and away we go. Not so with Bill! This is the will and determination that has gotten him this far and will see him to the finish line.

It continues to be in the 100+ degrees here in Houston. The only time that is comfortable to be outdoors is after 7.00p.m. in the evening. Luckily it stays light until about 8:30p.m.

Please pray this week that Bill's bone marrow and spinal tap will be free from leukemia. We know that the prayers of many in unison are very powerful. We thank you for your voices.