A NEW BEGINNING

Yesterday was a new beginning in our war against Leukemia. We began 5 days of Chemotherapy. Sharon is receiving a drug call Dacogen, which we received just before we were admitted for our first bone marrow transplant. She receives it as an outpatient basis at her doctors office here in the desert. It takes about an hour and a half to deliver. After the 5 days we will wait 3 weeks and then have another bone marrow test to see if the cancer is being slowed down or put into remission. We can then repeat that process two our three times and if we get below 20% Leukemic cells she will qualify for another transplant. There is also some possibility that the Dacogen could stimulate the donor cells that she has to become more active and create a GVH that could attack the cancer cells and get the original transplant back on track. That possibility is small but could happen. We go in twice a week for lab tests which usually trigger the need for platelets, blood or both. Yesterday we had to have platelets. Sharon's spirits remain high and she is confident that she can beat this stuff. She is really an example of how "Hendricksons never say can't." Greg and his family will be coming on Saturday for a short stay and a week at Aviara. Sharon plans on spending the week with them while I take the youth to Lake Powell for a week of Fun and Youth Conference. Shalaine and Cort will be joining me with the youth.
We continue to appreciate all of your kind notes and especially your faith and prayers and as always "WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FAITH."