Picture taken this past march of Jeff, Lisa, Liz and Dean. This picture was taken in the Fort Worth Stock Yards when they visited with us this past March.

We were never really close to my cousins on the West side growing up as we didn’t really see them all that often. True we had a blast whenever we would visit as I still remember building a snowman with them in the winter, I remember Uncle Jerry giving my brothers and me lessons on how to shoot his rifle, I remember setting in the living room with my cousins getting to watch the ole forbidden TV (I felt so guilty but loved every min of it) where I became acquainted with the Flintstones for the first time and the list goes on… But then we would have to pack up and leave and they were back in Ohio and we were way away in Florida. So, we grew up and they grew up and moved on to our separate lives. This past March Lisa called from out of nowhere to say they would be in Texas and wanted to spend a day with us. We ended up having such a lovely time with her family and Lisa and I bonded very tight and it truly stuck. We’ve been calling each other on a regular basis and e-mailing too.

A couple months ago Lisa told me that she was a perfect blood type match for a friend in need of a kidney. She was having her tests done in preparation for the kidney transplant when she learned through her mammogram that they needed to do another mammogram and magnify it the next time around. They found something so tiny and they wanted to proceed with a biopsy. She didn’t think too much of it as there was no need for alarm. Last Thursday Lisa had her biopsy and learned a couple days ago that it’s malignant. She’s having a consultation with her doctor on July 27th and I pray all goes well for her.

The Doctor caught this in the very earliest stages and gives her so much hope which has helped tremendously. She’s so thankful for all these tests prior to the kidney transplant she wanted to do, otherwise they wouldn’t have caught it this soon. Her friend in need of the kidney transplant was able to get another perfect match and is in the process of getting their new kidney.

Lisa and I just finished a long 2 hour phone conversation and had such a beautiful visit. Thank you God for your continued watch and care over Lisa and her beautiful loving family.