Chemo Day 1

Thank you for joining us as we report Christi's progress through treatment for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, which was diagnosed October, 2008. Christi has been in and out of Baylor Medical Center, Dallas, since then and is fighting for her life.

Yesterday, May 12, the doctor gave Christi a 20-30% chance that the stem cell transplant will work. We will take those odds after Christi has come through odds less than that these last few weeks with infection and pneumonia. We will know eight to fourteen days after May 21st if the transplant will work. She is now in the Collins Building Room C 449 at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246.

They will take enough for two transplants from the donor, who lives in Europe, on May 18 and 19th. Can you imagine what can happen to stem cells on the way to Dallas? Our Faith relies on many people and many sources with God guiding them all the way.

We are on our way to Dallas to be with Christi as she begins her chemo preparation. Our dear friends, the Lyons have offered their condo to us, for which we are ever grateful. We have used it the past eight weeks that she has been at Baylor.

Many of you have given blood and now we will put it to good use. Thank you for taking the time to give and for those of you who couldn't, thank you for wanting to give. A special thanks to Estella Lyon, Jean Alexander, Debbie Ellsworth;
and Melanie Prebis for organizing the blood drives. Christi has a better chance at life when blood is available. If you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, you may go to any Carter Blood bank and give blood under her account number, 047818. If you live elsewhere, give blood anyway, to anyone!

We again covet your PRAYERS: for the donor, Dr. Vance, for Christi, Rick, Lisle and Julia, and pray that those of us who are care-givers will stay mentally and physically healthy.

If you will, pass this need to your churches, your friends, prayer groups, and all who would take the time to pray. Christi and her family will appreciate it.

We are indeed blessed to have each of you in our lives,

Melba and Layton Holt, Christi's devoted parents