News is not good

[judy]

Gayle,

My prayers are with you and you are in my heart. I am so sorry you got disappointing news. We are all here for you.

Judy

[Tiramisu]

Gayle, we love you!

[gja1000]

Thanks everyone!!! It almost makes me cry to know how much you care. That means more than you can ever know.

We are both in good spirits this morning. The lung doctor was here to do his evaluation for a heart transplant. He asked lots of questions, and gave Gary a good examination. He'll run some lung function tests tomorrow to give him more information.

Gary and I talked more about the transplant issue. My greatest fear is that this will get his hopes up that he might get a new heart and feel better again, but then they will find that they can't do the transplant and that will send him into a deep depression. But I guess I shouldn't project what might happen, and just focus on today.

Thanks again everyone for your kind words and wonderful support.

[Tiramisu]

Gayle, I can't imagine the decisions you are facing. Stay strong.

[gja1000]

Having to think about the possibility of a transplant is startling because I never thought he would be a candidate, since he has diabetes and lung problems. So, I just never thought that the issue of a transplant would ever come up. Now that it has come up and no one is dismissing it as impossible, I can see that we may have to decide - or maybe not, if he is not evaluated positively. I can live with that - I worry about Gary, that his hopes have been raised, only to be dashed. But as I said earlier, I can't tell the future, so best not to worry about that now!

[donna1990]

You have a lot on your plate. Have faith.

[Marilyn]

Gayle, so glad to see that you are keeping in touch. We all want the very best for you and for Gary. So hope this all turns out well!!