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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Difficult Days

I'm sorry I haven't posted for a long time. I don't even know where to start so I will start with the only good news I have. Our son Matt was married last week to a wonderful girl from American Fork. Her name is Heather Cooper Gifford. They flew to California and were married in Huntington Beach, right on the beach. We are thrilled to welcome her to the family and wish them every happiness.

News about Scott isn't so great. 2 weeks ago one of Scott's bile drains began having problems. He again started with a fever and we went to the hospital to have the drain tube removed and reinserted. He also started the antibiotics again. This Monday he was scheduled for a CT scan as a follow up for the oncologist. Because of continued low grade fevers and nasty drainage around the tube we were concerned. Following the CT scan, they informed us that Scott had an excess amount of fluid in his abdomen which they called ascites. They elected to insert a tube into his abdomen and drained off 2.7 liters of this fluid. Apparently this is a condition that happens with liver disease. Tuesday we had an appointment with the oncologist to review the CT scan results and his labs. The oncologist is very, very, very concerned about the condition of Scott's liver. His liver numbers have gone up drastically since his last labs in August. This was a great surprise to us. We were more concerned about additional tumors from the CT scan than liver issues. The oncologist said there wasn't any detectable new growth of the cancer, but that the liver problems were more serious since they couldn't really do anything for these. He referred us back to the Hepatologist we had seen when pursuing the liver transplant, but wasn't very hopeful and was quite negative. I can't even type the prognosis he gave us, because it is like giving up. The night was spent with our 'kids' discussing what we had heard and the concerns. Our plan is to work to help him regain his strength. This includes regular walks and resuming some of the supplements he took before surgery that are designed to aid the liver. To say that I am terrified is an understatement. Please continue to pray that Scott's liver will begin to heal itself and the function will improve. If you have any advise, please email me at susang@axiomfinancial.com or call me at 801-362-0960. We love you and thank you so much for your love, prayers and support.
Love,
Susan
P.S. If you would like to call Scott our home phone is 801-492-1821 and his cell phone is 801-592-8020. Please be positive when you speak with him. We recognize how important it is to have positive thoughts for the healing process.

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