Well Wishes from Ken and Shirley Churchill

July 16, 2007

Posted by DaveDias in Well Wishes

Well Wishes from Ken and Shirley Churchill

Jesus is the Prince of Peace. Irene’s name means peace. She has her Father’s eyes.

You inspire us. God be with you all moment by moment.

Ken and Shirley Churchill, and our Blessings

July 16, 2007

Posted by DaveDias in Dave's Updates

Hoping for Remission

7.15 p.m…

Greetings this Monday evening!

Dr. Lloyd Damon (the UCSF Amyloid expert) met with us again today and explained that there is still active Amyloid in Irene’s kidneys, liver and stomach/intestinal tract. This explains many of the ongoing challenges that Irene is still experiencing. The stem cell transplant was intended to STOP THE PRODUCTION of Amyloid in her bone marrow. The hope is that the Amyloid will eventually go into remission and it will take a considerable amount of time to do so (probably several months). A blood test was taken today (exactly one month following the transplant) and the results will be reported in 10 days. The purpose of the blood test is to determine the LEVEL of the Amyloid disease which still exists in her body. Following the blood test today, UCSF will test Irene for Amyloid every three months.

July 16, 2007

Posted by DaveDias in Well Wishes

Well Wishes from Mark and Robin Schmidt

Dear Irene, Dave, Jocelyn & Joanna,
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Cor 13:4

Love you guys, The Schmidts

P.S. To fellow website readers : Copy and paste the Dias family picture above and print out some copies. It’s a great way to keep them really close during this time.