get this one over...

new years eve 2005...when it all began at Hershey Medical Center (hmc).

the first admission and soon after diagnosed with DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA. thoughout jan. we dealt with liver issues and wicked fevers and lots of steriods and started on a round of chemotherapy. we were in the hospital about 25 days this month.

feb 06 found us getting more chemo and eventually having the liver settle down and the fevers got better. we were in and out of hmc as an in-patient and were introduced to the 6-Day hospital as an out-patient.

mar 06 was pretty much the same as feb. more chemo and more day hospital and home for a day or two in between. the doctors have been very pleased with the way the cancer has responded to the chemo and we have all of you and your prayers to thank for that.

apr 06 we finished up our last round of chemo and it looks like we are heading for a stem-cell transplant soon. as most of you already know tim's brother mark is the donor and has a 6/6 perfect HLA match. (more answers to prayer). we still don't have an exact day but we are looking at the middle of may for a big "maybe".

it has been quite a ride so far...we have gone from a world of PEPSI, SOCCER, and DINNER OUT to a world of CYCLOPHOSAMIDE, DEXAMETHASONE, METHOTREXATE, CYTARABINE, DOXORUBICIN, VINCRISTINE and RITUXIN.

and words like BALD, TIRED, HICCUPS, NEUTROPENIC, GERM-X, PLATELETS, RED BLOOD CELLS, AND OXYCODONE became part of our everyday vocabulary.

we have been so fortunate and blessed in our lives and we have had it proven over and over again in these last 4 months. we don't know how one could go through something like this without the love and support of friends and family and the knowledge that GOD is in CONTROL.

thanks to all of you who have taken a moment to read our story...may God Bless You.

keep on praying...we will update whenever we get a chance.

tim and tammy