10/7/09

Well I didn't hear what I wanted to hear from the Emory Transplant team. They said they don't consider me a candidate because of the cancer I have being too aggressive. Their opinion is that cancer would just reappear in the new liver and being on the immunosuppressant drugs needed after transplants I wouldn't have a chance to fight it. Also chemo would be too intolerable after a transplant. In the meantime my oncologist had been communicating with the Peidmont transplant center and they came up with the same opinion. For now my doctor wants me to start a new chemo regime which will target the other type of cells (one type chemo for the slow growing cancer another for the aggressive cancer). I still covet all your prayers and I know God is with me. I have been so blessed with strength and resilience my prayer is to continue on this way.