Dear Offshore Friends,
This latest news brings us a bit behind schedule. We are waiting for the insurance co. to approve the transplant. Actually the reason we are behind is because an EKG was performed at the clinic and the doctor didn't like the results so she sent Doug to an outside consultant to do an echo. Needless to say they erred on the side of caution and Doug's ticker is just fine.
All other test performed in preparation of the transplant have come back extremely good. Doug is very healthy (except for one minor detail - MM). They anticipate hearing soon and have scheduled his Hickman implant for Tuesday. Meanwhile we're cooling our jets in Seattle. Being "sleepless" here is not a problem. I suspect we're getting too much from inactivity. Even though Doug says he feels great, he's slowing down. Walking for long periods tires him out. We've seen some of the major attractions and then some. Yesterday we took a 2 hour lake cruise which we both thoroughly enjoyed. We haven't decided what to do today or for the rest of the weekend for that matter. We were kind of hanging around waiting to see if we got a call saying everything was a go.
You would have laughed! Doug REALLY threw the doctor with all of his medical knowledge about his disease. They got into a discussion on cells and mutation etc. You had to see the expressions on his AND the faces of the nurses and physician's assistant...PRICELESS!
We are always glad to hear from you. Please continue to keep in touch and we will keep you posted as things progress. Like I said, right now we are in a holding pattern but the hospital said it is not unusual for the insurance co. to take a week to send back the approval. They are not anticipating and problems. Hope to hear from you soon! Please email Doug with your wishes and latest racing highlights from your teams at DKLSLEWIS@aol.com
Leeanne Lewis
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