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As soon as Nonnie arrived at UCLA yesterday afternoon, the staff began the normal routine of taking her blood counts and vital signs. Nonnie has had a fever for most of the weekend, and she is taking medications including antibiotics, antifungal, diuretecs, Tylenol and platlelets. She is set to start a clinincal trial tomoorw of a new chemotherapy. NOnnie told me tonight that she is glad her sister Carol is with her and that she is beign a great nurse!

I need to share an e-mail that I received from Mary Carpenter.....yes, I did get permission:

Hi Lisa and Jeff: Just wanted to let you know that Linda was in good spirtits when she left Riverside this morning and ready to do the hard work it is going to take to get well. Linda had a nurse today who was chatting with her when she was bathing her and asked if she was Catholic. Linda said no, but said she was a Christian. Anyway, just when the ambulance people came to get her, the nurse came back and said she wanted to have moment alone with her patient (and me). She closed the door and came in, and told her story about how she was at religious pageant at a church, and she looked up and there was a statue of Christ on the cross.

As she looked at it, two beams of light radiated from His hands down onto her in audience. She was awestruck and told her sister about it the next day. Her sister asked, "What are you going to do with that power?" She decided to use it on her patients and asked if she could pray for Linda. Linda said yes. She had written down a prayer and read it. It was very moving, and emphasized for God to give Linda the power to be strong through her treatment and to heal her. Linda touched and thanked her. Just wanted to share this with you.

Love ya,

Mary