Today Lauren was admitted to Christ Hospital, Cincinnati. Her nephrologist (kidney doctor), Dr. Michael Cardi, reviewed her cat-scans and they showed swollen lymphnodes in her stomach. Normal lymphnodes are bean-sized collections of immune system cells located throughout the body that are important in fighting infections. Dr. Cardi has been Lauren's nephrologist at Christ Hospital since 2003. He is the Medical Director of Transplantation at The Christ Hospital. Our family has the utmost respect for Dr. Cardi. As my dad says, "he has a good bed-side manner," meaning he puts the patient's needs first and explains everything in terms that can relate to Lauren. He is compassionate and positive, yet honest and puts Lauren's health as top priority. Tomorrow should give us more answers to Lauren's condition. We appreciate all the thoughts and prayers, please keep them coming.
On a side note our family friends, Jim and Jeannie Caverly, just finished a wonderful charity for Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. (C.O.P.S.). C.O.P.S.
provides mental health and other healing resources to assist in rebuilding the lives of surviving family members and affected co-workers of Law Enforcement Officers (local, county, state, federal) killed in the line of duty. Jim bicycled across America to raise awareness and funds for this charity. While Jim was bicycling, Jeannie drove along and blogged daily. Each day she ended her blog with an inspirational quote and I am going to copy her idea. Thanks Jeannie! Check out the website they created: http://www.bicyclingacrossamericaforcops.org/about-jim-and-jeanne-caverly
"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you,
till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer,
never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."
-harriet beecher stowe
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