Hi Sisters and Brothers,

 

On Sunday Oct 9, while you are preparing for Thanksgiving, Elly and I will be flyiing to Houston again for another round of cell harvesting. The time 'at home' well fast, the trees have announced Autumn, and the sun has been warm and gentle. Now back to Houston and the business at hand.

 

Abe has said this, but with Cancer, it not only may spread througout one's body, it spreads all thru on's life. The big "C" becomes 'control' over all on ones life, even the donor! and spouse. For the simple procedure - sure 4 hours - maybe done 2-4 times, that takes two weeks, on sight. It is not like donating a pint of blood, and going home within an hour. Two more weeks.

 

But there is no room to complain, for sure if it all works out, and we pray it does, and when Abe is well again (we live with that hope!); by then the two weeks, even four, will seem like distant, long forgotten labour (donation) pains!

 

Our son Brad helped us get tickets, which regularly would cost about $1,000 for the tow of us, and we are thankful to him for his support.

 

I plan to keep you posted, and remind you that to respond you need only hit on "reply"; yes, we would like to hear from you.

 

Love

 

Dirk and Elly

 

The above is an excerpt from an email, my brother Dirk, sent to family and extended family, mostly in Canada about their coming back to Houston to continue the endeavor of harvesting stem cells. Here's to a great and an abundant harvest and a fantastic Thanksgiving. May God bless the harvest. Abe