News from Wilhelms

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Hello dear friends,

Bob's surgery went fairly well and he is home and doing ok. He had the surgery

on Thursday and we came home on Tuesday. He received a bovine valve, so he will

have to be careful when he is moooooving! Went to UCLA yesterday and his

platelets are back up over a million, so he's back on Hydrea and Agrylin. And

also, back on the BMS drug. He was off it for over a month, because of the

surgery. He will have a BMB next month, so hoping it will show him still to be

in remission.

Bob's daughter, Connie, passed away on July 31. Bob was still in the hospital

in Bakersfield, but we had spent a day with her that week. She was able to see

many friends, and all her siblings. Those she could not see she talked to on

the phone and said goodby. Connie was very well loved and she loved well. Her

ashes were put out to sea last Sunday, just as she wanted. She loved the ocean

and the beach. Bob was able to go to her memorial service, but I'm not sure he

was aware of everything. Maybe that's for the best.

I want to thank all of you who sent messages. We do so appreciate the support

and prayers and encouragement. It's difficult taking care of Bob because he's

not able to communicate well. So it's important for me to have this

forum.........to read your messages and to glean hope and love from them. I

don't respond very often, but I do think of you all and you are always in my

prayers. I've had the privilege of meeting some of you and wish I could meet

ALL of you! Maybe in the afterlife, huh??!!

Thanks again................blessed be

nancy and bob w

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