November 2

Hi,

This is just a note to let you know that all is fine today at the Oudenhovens. Denny had his best day in a long time yesterday and I am doing great.

I learned a few things from this last week. 1. Let your friends take care of you when you are too much of a wreck to make a good decision. 2. Always get a second opinion, unless, of course, you are lucky enough to have the #1 -- because then they will have checked out all of your options and you won't even have to make many phone calls!! (Really, this is a huge shout out to Beth and Phil Vogt, Patti Voss, and ultimately Jeff Klingbeil.) 3. Be sure to get a colonoscopy when your doctor tells you to, even if you don't want to. There is no history of any of this in my family, so it would have been easy to just not have the exam. But by the time there are symptoms, it is often too late. I hate to sound preachy, but what I just went through is nothing compared to what things might have been had I ignored this.

So, until Tuesday, when we see Steve Howard, who will (we hope) be reducing Denny's steroid intake, take care. Thanks for thinking of us.

Love,
Denny and Carla