We met with a Hematologist this afternoon. It was a long appointment, going through the whole history and story of our last month, but it was a good appointment. The doctor was thoroughly impressed with the lab work done in Lima, but, as we were hoping, wanted to re-do a few of the blood tests just to make sure. We had very good doctors in Peru but they even admitted the technology that the country lacked as compared to the USA. So we are happy with this decision. Mike is scheduled for a cat scan in about 10 days to rule out a few more diseases/cancers and a few days after that we will meet with the doctor once again to go over the results of that and the other blood work.
In the meantime, Mike is significantly improving every day! This was the first time we went out he didn't need the wheelchair PTL!! He still can't walk very long before needing to rest, but God is so good and has taken such good care of my husband. I believe firmly that we would not be this far in the process without His faithfulness to us.
The doctor did confirm that he will need to be on blood thinners for at least 6 more months, if not for the rest of his life. So please continue to pray for the doctor's wisdom in this area and also in the continuation of searching out the cause of this and future prevention of a re-occurrence.
Lastly, we cannot express enough our gratitude for your kind words and prayers. PRAYER is such a powerful thing and we have seen many miracles these last few weeks - number one being that Mike is actually living! So, THANK you from the bottoms of our hearts. The love from our friends and family is overwhelming and a blessing.
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Mientras tanto, Mike está mejorando significativamente todos los días! Esta fue la primera vez que él no necesitaba la silla de ruedas, Gracias a Dios! Todavía no puedo caminar mucho tiempo antes de tener que descansar, pero Dios es tan bueno y ha cuidado tan bien de mi esposo. Creo firmemente que no estaríamos tan lejos en el proceso sin su fidelidad a nosotros.
El médico confirmó que tendrá que estar en diluyentes de la sangre durante al menos 6 meses más, si no fuera por el resto de su vida. Así que por favor continúen orando por la sabiduría del médico en este ámbito y también en la continuación de buscar la causa de esta y la prevención futura de una reaparición.
Por último, no podemos expresar nuestra gratitud suficiente por sus amables palabras y oraciones. La oración es una cosa de gran alcance y hemos visto muchos milagros estas últimas semanas – número uno es que Mike es realmente vivo! Así que, gracias desde el fondo de nuestros corazones. El amor de nuestros amigos y la familia es inmensa y una bendición.

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