Note from Stacey

Yesterday was an excellent day. Isa brought over homemade Vietnamese spring rolls and hot and sour soup for lunch, and then we went to the stadium to exercise. It was almost like old times. I was able to climb from the bottom to top three times, the equivalent of 24 flights of stairs. It was a little difficult to do the top, steepest bleachers but I went very slowly and kept going. Today was not so cheerful. I had hospital appointments all day. First the PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) which showed slightly lower scores than last week. Then, it was off to the ATU for blood draws, then to Radiology for x-rays, and finally the clinic appointment with Dr. Faul. After the clinic appointment, Dave and I went home for lunch and came back for my CT scan. Dr. Faul said it’s now time to start solving the problem of my chylothorax, fluid leaking into my lungs. I start octreotide shots three times per day tomorrow, which will take place in the hospital. He said they have had good results with this medicine before. Stacey, from H.O.M.E. apartments