I spent most of yesterday on the road. Today I may end up in Lubbock before I get headed back to the house. Kyle Patrick called me last night wanting to know if he could spend the day with me. I will have to see what is on tap. I have been trying to get him psyched to go take his written drivers license test. He has put it off about six months. He wants to do it but just the thought of testing spazzes him out, Pat (his Mom) said she may take him to Sweetwater under the pretense of going to K Mart but via the DPS office. Pat thinks if he doesn't have time to dwell on the downside he may perform better.

We got an update on Aimee Harris yesterday. As most know they thought she had leukemia but it ended up being aplastic anemia. The doctors said they would have preferred the leukemia if they had a choice. Aimee's bone marrow had stopped making blood cells but luckily her parents were alert to some things like bruising, nose bleeds and slow healing and she was diagnosed in the early stages of aplastic anemia. They have given her one round of treatment in hopes it will make her body begin to produce blood cells again. I wish I knew more about this. They are saying next week they will take another bone marrow sample and then they will know if the treatment is working. Doctors are optimistic. The part I don't understand is that while doctors are optimistic, Aimee is having to have blood platelets on a fairly regular basis. The doctors had taken a bone marrow sample from Aimee's brother Zach and sent it to Cook's Children's Hospital in Fort Worth to see if he might be a donor for Aimee. Yesterday the results came back and Zach is not a match. So now they are doing a bone marrow drive Friday and Aimee will be put on the national bone marrow register. They say that a donor match will have to be of African American/Hispanic genetic make up which limits the potential donor pool. I had always thought if you matched you matched regardless of ethnic makeup but apparently I was wrong. I haven't seen Aimee since all this started but her Dad says the steroids she has been given have made her gain about thirty pounds! I suppose one of the small blessings is that being four years old Aimee doesn't realize how serious her situation is and her weight gain doesn't bother her. Aimee's Dad called Rian and asked him to get the word out at Greenlawn Church about the drive. I know it is Friday and I think it goes from eight to two at The University Hospital in Lubbock. Now I guess if the above info is incorrect and no one show up at the right time or place it will be my fault!

They have ruled out a possible aneurysm for Michelle Allen. Last report I heard was she was going to Houston to a neurologist that specializes in mini or micro seizures.

FATHER I thank YOU for another day and for the blessings it holds. FATHER, take this day and mold it and use me in YOUR way. FATHER I continue to lift up Aimee, Michelle, Rene' and Carol to YOU for YOUR care and healing. Bless them and the doctors that are working with them. Bless their families. FATHER YOU are in charge and YOU are a mighty and powerful GOD and through YOU all things are possible.