Update - July 10

Well, it just doesn't seem to stop....

Jon, the kids, and I left yesterday morning (Thursday) to come down to New Hampshire for appointments at DHMC (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center). Jon had a lung function test and a CT scan of the chest yesterday afternoon, and on the way back to my folks for dinner, we got a call saying the doctors saw something new on his CT scan, so Jon needed to have a needle biopsy on Friday to find out what was going on. To make a long story short, Jon's lung function has decreased by 40% in only 6 weeks, so they are very concerned about his breathing, but they don't know what is causing his symptoms. The spot they saw on the scan could be a number of things, but they are most concerned that it could be either tuberculosis or a fungal infection, both of which require long term treatments. We should know more tomorrow regarding the tuberculosis. But the spot from the scan would not be affecting his breathing this severely. They suspect he is still having problems with his RSV and possibly graft vs. host disease in his lungs. He had another procedure tonight (bronchoscopy) to get some samples from his lungs to determine what is causing the breathing problems. All this to say, no one really knows what is going on right now. He was admitted to DHMC this afternoon, so they can keep his breathing under control until they figure out what is going on. Please pray that results from these procedures they have done today will come back quickly and be definitive, so he can be treated soon.