[TMIC] Update on Ray

CARINJEAN(AT)aol.com
Thu, 8 Jul 1999 08:24:35 EDT

Hi Everyone,
Well Ray has been having a few more problems. First on his birthday
he was shaving (in anticipation of visitors) and noticed the he had a numb
spot on his right side of the face. Then two days later he noticed his left
hand and fingers going numb. They ordered another MRI and put him on
steroids. The results of the MRI aren't conclusive yet as they are waiting
for the MRI's previously taken in the other three hospitals. They did tell
him that they found a spot above his left ear on the brain and that he had
one on the back of the neck. I am assuming that is on the brain stem. Then
two days later they found two blood clots right below the knee. He was on
bed rest for one day, and started therapy again the next day. The doctor
feels that since the clots are below the knee that they won't travel. He was
given additional blood thinner. Through this he has been pretty upbeat and
befriended a little girl that is the same age as his daughter that was in a
car accident. I wish you all the best and I pray that every one of you are
doing fine. I pray that someday somehow someone will find a correction for
this.

Ray's Mom Karen