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Hi All,

It's Sheri again to finally update you on Wally's condition. His chemo session on the 4th was pretty uneventful except that his liver function numbers were higher than normal - we assumed it was due to a little bit of the bubbly to ring in the new year:) Therefore, the doctor said no alcohol. We were planning a 5 day cruise to Mexico 4 days after chemo and Wally was a little bummed that pina coladas were off limits for the cruise. He was certain that this tropical slushy drink was the new rainbow sherbet to cure all cancers! The first 3 days of the cruise, he wasn't feeling too peppy and slept a lot which is what this cruise was all about - RELAXING! By the 4th day, he perked up and was in true "Wally" form. :)

His stomach has been a bit more queasy these days and he has been lower on energy. We assumed it was the accumulative affect of the chemo. He became very sick last night at 2:00 in the morning and was running a high fever. He didn't want to go to the hospital so I gave him some Tylenol and put some cold compresses on his head. I finally put my foot down at 3:00 when his fever hadn't gone down enough and said we were going to the hospital anyway. We got up, dressed, warmed up the car and were ready to go when I checked his temperature one last time only to see that it was back to normal. This time he put his foot down (we do a lot of stomping around here) and said he wanted to just wait until his 9:00 appointment. Needless to say, his liver function numbers were higher, even without the pina coladas, and his billiruben number was up. The doctor determined that his stent was blocked and needed to be "unblocked" so he did not receive chemo today but instead was admitted to the hospital for another ERCP. The procedure was successful and he should be able to come home sometime tomorrow.

Wally continues to be be very much at peace with this cancer. He has a very strong faith knowing that God has numbered his days before the foundations of the earth.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support for Wally and our whole family.

Sheri