Today was some kind of day. We had to be at IMC at 8:00 AM so I can have one of my yearly female exams, then off to the lab for Eldon so he can have some blood drawn. Only three tubes this time, not 14. After that it was upstairs to have a CT scan done. We were finished earlier than we had expected. So we came home to rest and get something to eat. I did a fairly stupid thing, I got on the computer to see if Eldon's results  were done and sure enough they were there. I read that the tumor was the same size and after that I stopped actually understanding. I was so upset, I couldn't tell Eldon because I was afraid that he would be upset too. So we left to go to the doctor's appointmentand I kept quiet about what I had done. We didn't wait long until we were takend into the room. Dr. Fischbach came in and I kept telling myself I had to keep a stiff upper lip. Then came the news I didn't expect. She said the tumor was doing exactly what they expected. It was a little bigger because it's irritated from the radiation. The best part was next, the middle of the tumor is necrotic, that means it's dying. YEP! that's what I said the middle of the tumor is dying. She's very happy with the results. She said it will take about 3 months to see the final results. So we go back in July to get another CT scan, we see her in one month just for a check up. She told Eldon he could do whatever he wanted to do. Nothing too crazy but the doctor said he should go fishing, golfing, anything that isn't too difficult. He was so happy, just like a little kid.
    We didn't get the results we were expecting but then no one told us what to expect and how things should go. We just figured the tumor would shrink to nothing in one month, seems that isn't how it goes. He was so brave, he didn't complain about all the testing so I was okay when he stopped at Harbor Freight to buy himself "boy toys".
   So now we are waiting to hear about getting on the transplant list. 2012 is still going to be a good year. I am feeling that the new liver could still come in 2012. I am grateful to our Lord for being with us and sustaining us as we go through this experience.