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We are back in Crowville. We just made it back. We didn't get as good of news as we wanted. Wes has to go back on April 18th to have another CT scan. The CT scan showed no change, but the PET scan showed an active spot. The PET in October and December had shown no active spots. His doctor said it could be an infection from him being sick or it could be from the radiation. He said it wouldn't be a good idea to do a biopsy on it right now, b/c the tissue is dead from the radiation. He said they could run the risk of blowing out the lung and not get anything good to be tested. The spot is closer to the heart than the original spot was. He said the insurance company will probably not allow another PET scan so soon, so he will only have a CT scan. We are going to contact them tomorrow to see if they will contact the insurance to see if they will pay for it. We are thinking that if the CT scan didn't show anything this time, will it show anything next time. We would feel better if they did a PET scan next month since it is what showed something active. We will just try to keep our minds from wondering, but that is much easier said than done. He is scheduled to see the doctor on April 20th.

An update on my cousin, Alizabeth. They saw the dr in Little Rock, but he wasn't all sure of what could be going on. They have had a heart monitor on her and recorded some of the heart episodes, but they didn't have enough information for him to make a decision. He said she could have the Long QT syndrome, but he isn't sure. He needs two or three more recordings. He said it also could be her blood pressure dropping. He said there is a problem, but they need more information. The Long QT syndrome is something new, so they don't have that much information and testing for it. They sent her back home with the heart monitor.

Well, it is getting late and the boss is about to go to sleep. Keep us in your prayers. Thanks.