Update on David ~ Sunday, Nov 23rd

Provided by David's dear friend, Heather:

Dear Friends & Family ~

Sorry it’s been so long since we’ve given an update, it’s been pretty eventful. Last Thursday Dr. Munos confirmed that David would need a stint in the bile duct of his liver so we found Dr. Mikhail “the stint expert” 8 miles north of the Mexican border. Into the shuttle we went on a rush basis since Dr. Mikhail could see us right away. After Dr. Mikhail examined David, the procedure was scheduled for Friday morning. Dr. Mikhail wanted several blood tests among other things before the procedure, so we made our way over to Paradise Valley Hospital lab to have blood drawn. David couldn’t sit in the lab for as long as drawing blood took, so we found ourselves in the emergency room where a team of medical angels quickly began to express their extreme professional concern for David (he was looking quite yellow from the obstruction in the liver). Long story short he was admitted that night and we’ve been here in the hospital ever since. The procedure went extremely well and thereafter an oncologist, Dr. Johnson - a cancer specialist, was called in to talk to David. David’s sister Tana and brother Dean arrived late Friday night to help (thank God). Several tests were ordered, an MRI of the brain and neck and a CT scan of the abdomen. The MRI confirmed the lesions on the base of the skull and C1, and also revealed a lesion about the size of a pea (that we weren’t aware of) in the left temporal lobe of David’s brain. The CT scan showed the stint was successfully in place, open and draining. The only effective treatment for the lesion on the brain and the bones of the skull and neck is linear accelerator radiation, also known as external beam radiation. After consulting with Dr. Munos, it was agreed that the best course of action would be to move David closer to his family, to a hospital that offers this type of radiation and go through with the treatment. Dean, Tana and I went to Tijuana this morning (Sunday) to clean out the room and collect David’s hospital bed and some other stuff. David's other brother, Eric is coming with a mini van that will make a comfortable bed for David as he's transported to a hospital that can provide the treatment he needs. For those of you who are scheduled to come down to Tijuana to help David, please standby as we will very likely need your assistance at the hospital near Camarillo, or in Tijuana if David opts to return there after the treatment here in the states.

David says “My deepest heartfelt thanks to all of you who are part of my legion of healing angels in the myriad of different ways that you offer support, all of it is very important and deeply appreciated.”

Continue to visit www.davidenglehealthfund.com for updates and more information. Your financial contributions are so so so very appreciated. Please know that we have not been on line and any emails sent in the last four days have not been read. Thank you infinitely for all your prayers and continued visualization of David’s healing. It’s working.

So much Love and Light,

Heather on behalf of David Engle