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The Cabbie and the Preacher

A cab driver reaches the Pearly Gates and announces his presence to St. Peter, who looks him up in his Big Book. Upon reading the entry for the cabbie, St. Peter invites him to pick up a silk robe and a golden staff and to proceed into Heaven.

A preacher is next in line behind the cabby and has been watching these proceedings with interest. He announces himself to St. Peter. Upon scanning the preacher's entry in the Big Book, St. Peter furrows his brow and says, "Okay, we'll let you in, but take that cloth robe and wooden staff."

The preacher is astonished and replies, "But I am a man of the cloth. You gave that cab driver a gold staff and a silk robe. Surely *I* rate higher than a cabbie."

St. Peter responded matter-of-factly: "This is heaven and up here, we are interested in results. When you preached, people slept. When the cabbie drove his taxi, people prayed."

The Taylor Rozier Cancer Story

Rick,

I am certain someone in your Prayer group is praying for someone with cancer. They might find this story from Incarnate Word Academy in St.L. one of joy. (Good to have some Kleenex handy though for some tears of joy).

Uncle George

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfrDljSmaEo

Paul Walker Cancer Treatment Update

Paul had labs today and his platelets are starting to go up, so the plan is to start the harvest or collection of his stem cells on Monday, 2/25. The chemo and infusion of his stem cells will be the following week.

We are anxious to get started; but, obviously, somewhat apprehensive.

The central line that he had put in on Friday was a bigger deal than we realized; and the care of it is somewhat involved. Once we start going to the cancer center daily, they will take over its care.

Thanks for your support.-- Linda(Calvin's grandmother!)

Man raised from the dead by prayer.

Article and video here:
http://www1.wsvn.com/features/articles/specialreport/MI75423

Paul Walker UPDATE...UPBEAT~!

In a message dated 2/12/2008 6:15:05 P.M. Central Standard Time, grandmalindawalker@gmail.com writes:

As of last week, the plan was to start harvesting Paul's stem cells the week of 2/18, and then the chemo and transplant the week of 2/25. He had a couple of full days of tests and consultations last Thursday and Friday. Most everything looked good, except his platelet count was low. This could be due to some medications which he is now going to hold or due to an infection. A low platelet count could make the harvest more difficult. At any rate, everything has been bumped back a week in hopes that the platelet count will go up. The really good news is that the results of his bone marrow biopsy show that his plasma cells are now only 2%. In June when he was diagnosed, they were at 10%. In October, when all of the pain started, he was at 70% in some places. At the beginning of January at Mayo, he was down to 5% after a little more than two cycles of the induction drugs....and now 2%. Actually 3% is normal; I always knew that there was nothing normal about him! The most recent skeletal x-rays show that he has compression fractures in his vertebrae that were not present in his 11/20/07 x-rays. This would explain the terrible pain he had in late November and December. The oxycontin is what is now controlling the pain. In the future he may consider having cement injected in the vertebrae. This would possibly help him get off of the pain meds. But first things, first....and that is the transplant.

Anyway, thank you for all of your prayers. They are really working. We will continue to need them in the coming weeks and months.-- Linda(Calvin's grandmother!)