12/3

Another step forward and another step back... John's horrid SPS suspension med that binds to his potassium has worked and he doesn't have to take it anymore.  That is the step forward.  But, he has developed a raised red rash over most of his body; we have to go to Philadelphia tomorrow so his doctors can determine if it is graft v host disease and that determination may require a skin biopsy.  That is the step backward.  If so, treatment would include steroids and maybe other measures.  We will keep you updated.  In a sense, the biopsy (if necessary) is probably nothing compared to what he has already been through.  But, in another sense, it is one more procedure that at least sounds unpleasant on top of what he has been able to tolerate and surmount so far.  Please say a quick prayer for him.