September 25

Hi,

It's been a very long day. To make that long story short, Denny is back in the hospital. His physical therapist assessed that right-side weakness I wrote about and contacted Dr. Meena. Today, before all of the scheduled tests, we had an appointment with her and she gave him a very thorough exam and determined that he should be admitted to the hospital. She added two more MRIs to the one already scheduled, so poor Denny was in that tube for almost three and one-half hours this afternoon. In addition to his brain, they scanned his spine and lower back.

We were both pretty scared for any results and were relieved to get a call from the doctor with the preliminary reports, most of which are inconclusive. The tumor appears unchanged, and the spine and lower back look normal. There is some kind of scar tissue in both lungs (which we knew) so another pulmonary doctor will be seeing Den tomorrow. He is also scheduled for another type of MRI to look more closely at an artery in his neck. So, we wait while someone tries to get to the reasons for the weakness, dizziness, and fatigue. This is getting so frustrating!

So, once again we ask to have Denny included in your prayers. So many others are also in need, and all I can say is it isn't until you are on the receiving end that you realize that your strength is coming from the prayers of friends and family. Thanks for talking to God about Den and all of the others you know facing challenges
that can't be handled alone.

I'll keep you updated,
Carla