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November 24,2006

We found a new link for anyone that would like to understand what is going to happen now in Italy.

Read here: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

November 22,2006

Ja is back from being overnight in the hospital after receiving her bone marrow extraction, (done for future reserve), it was successful but a bit painful and so she is still in the process of recuperation.  She received another blood transfusion and is almost as good as new.  She hopes for a speedy recovery so she can get back to dance classes by next Monday (A dance school near our house has adopted Ja and that's where she hangs out in between hospital appointments). The food wasn't too bad and they even feed Sal. The nurses are very beautiful, fun and loving.  We teach them English and they help us with our Italian.

December 5th,2006

Sal will undergo this same process of bone marrow extraction.  Sal is glad to find out all the details from Ja and know what she will be in for.  The stem cells process is rescheduled for Dec 18th.  We cross our fingers that all goes well.

We -Pancho and Sal- are going to Perform on Monday 27th on Channel 10 TV in Ostia near Rome.  We are going to be interviewed, play a couple of songs and promote a fundraiser that new friends in Italy are going to organize for Ja.  We still have not arrived to our money goal, but we keep trying and thank you everybody world wide for the constant help and support.

We will start soon to write some of the anecdotes and best moments in Vancouver during all the fundraisers for Ja.

November 13,2006

Today Ja have her first blood transfusion in Italy.

We are going to the next level with the transplant.  Nov 22 they will take out Jas marrow to store for back up, and then if all goes well at the beginning of December they will start to taking a few million stem cells from Sal.  It is quite the process and takes a few sessions of up to 7 hours at a time.  They store all this along with the bone marrow and then the time comes to start Chemo for 60 days.  We don't know exactly when, but we imagine in January as each step takes sometime.  We are happy to be starting and have somewhat of an idea of what we are in for.

Our love to everyone, a big  hug from all of us to all of you...

Sal Pancho Ja Craig and Lo

November 8,2006

Exactly one month in Rome...can't believe how much we walk around town in one month. Still, this city is big and it is going to take time to cover everything.

The news from the clinic does not arrive so fast. We wait and the days are long, sometimes very intensive, sometimes fun. Where we are, most of the food, veggies, bread, meat and fruits are very fresh and make Italy live up to the reputation that the food is good.

A small   Pictures   slideshow just for fun....

click here for ~small version 2 MB ~  click here for ~medium version 7 MB~

November 2,2006

Yeah...back on track, our internet and home phone  is working

Once upon a time.... Rome was

Always nice to see the old Rome   Pictures  click here

Visitors to this page can see that the energy of Ja has followed us all the way to Rome, as new friends join us in the spiritual and economical crusade. 

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