II Timothy 1:7 "Fear is not from God..rebuke it! For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."

Hi Dear Ones,

Today and last night were very eventful. Very late last night Rand had a ultrasound on his arms and "chubby" legs to rule out any blood clots. The upper part of the body looks good...no active blood clots and some that were there before are wilting away. And no clots in this legs. So that was great news. They gave him a diuretic to take care of the chubby legs....gosh, can I have some of that stuff. It really works!!

Then, today he also had a echo cardiogram to see how the fluid situation was around his heart....it looks perfect. So good that they took the drain tube out of his heart. The cardiologist gave a go ahead for transplant...Yippee!!.

Our dear friend from home, Bryan Smith, just came up on a whim to spend a bit of time with Rand before transplant. I believe he was sent by God to be with us because soon after he arrived Dr. Yannik came into our room and told us that he is still concerned about the Pet Scan done January 11 that showed a "glow" around the heart. One of the glows ended up being the blood clot, remember? But, there is another area that he just can't be settled with. He has ordered a MRI of the heart for tomorrow. His concern is that it could be Lymphoma (once again) or it's nothing, or an infection or a left over from the pericarditis that he had prior to the Pet Scan. Unfortunately, the Pet Scan doesn't tell you specifically what those glows are. Bryan, Rand and I prayed for Rand's heart and we envisioned a perfect clear and whole heart.....no lymphoma and brought it to the feet of God Almighty. " Again I say to you that if two of you agree on the earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in Heaven". Our daughter, Heidi, said to me, "Mom, God lives there...his heart is going to be just perfect!!!" Join us in claiming II Timothy 1:7 Fear is not from God..rebuke it! For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. We are believing that all is well and God's perfect will is going to be manifested. Please prayer for all things to be clear and that all things will continue to line up with the promises of healing God has given us. We will continually give Him the honor and glory for all the amazing answers to prayers we are continually receiving.

Love to you all!!

Joanie