September 2,2007

Hello folks,

We returned home from Charleston last night and will go back Tuesday morning for an appointment with the thoracic surgeons. Not sure if and when he will have the second pleurodesis. They have mentioned the possibility of inserting an indwelling catheter into his lung that would continously drain the fluid. We still do not know the cause. Hope you all have a restful and great Labor Day.

God Bless You,

Claire

Hello My Dear Family and Friends,

Well today is Friday and the 10th day here in the hospital in Charleston, but even though it is raining they threw me out today. Claire, Abigail and myself have arrived at the motel and preparing to have a good evening and then travel home tomorrow.

Why have I been in the hospital? To discover the cause for the plural effusion, now 10 days later they explained to us this morning they still have no answers. The test that was sent to Salt Lake City returned today and it was negative, therefore ruling out the liver and other stomach areas, but leaving nothing but questions.

We have to return to Charleston on Tuesday to see the surgeons to talk about more lung area surgery, we will see.

Kind of tired now, so I will go. Thanks for the prayers, visits, and calls.

We Love You All,
God Bless You,

Pel

August 28, 2007

Hello everyone,

We are on our 7th day at MUSC and we still do not have any answers. The test that was sent to Salt Lake City has still not come back. The Dr. told us today right now the only explanation he has for the recurrent pleural effusions is cancer, but there is no evidence of cancer in Pelhams case. Once the results are all back, they will make a decision whether or not to do the second pleurodesis. Pelham was able to walk a little ways down the hall today without labored breathing so that’s an accomplishment. Everyday we hope that will be the day for good news. Pelhams father and stepmother was here yesterday and today and Pel was so glad to see them. If anyone has been trying to call him, we discovered today that the ringer on his phone was turned off. So we turned it on and he is in room 1059 at MUSC. He said he would be glad to talk, but if he did not answer, he was either gone for another test or too short of breath to talk. He wants everyone to know how much he appreciates the prayers and concerns. We know several people has come to Charleston to visit and was told he was not here, we are not sure why, but thank goodness they called us on our cell phone and directed to his room. He enjoyed the visits. He is presently on isolation for a hospital acquired infection he tested positive for in Feburary of this year, however, you can still visit as long as you wash your hands good when entering and leaving the room. He is negative now, but has to have 3 negatives before taking him off isolation. I will update you as soon as we know any information. Thanks,

Claire

August 26, 2007

We are hoping the test results will be back tomorrow and we will know more about how to fix the problem. Pelham is still having some pain, but his spirits are good. His dad and step mom came in today and he was glad to see them. Looks like we will be here another week or so. Thank you all for the prayers coming our way. We know that God is with us and will carry him through this.

Claire