Hello everyone!! It has been a couple of weeks since I posted. I have struggled with posting. I have had a few issues with reactions from my posting causing me more stress. Please understand that this is not to cause you more stress but to inform everyone of the events going on here. This is to help me communicate with everyone that is not close to our home. Again, I will tell you when it is time to panic, now is not that time.... OK, with that said...Thank you for the prayers and phone calls. They are uplifting. Thank you also to Charlie and Pia for coming in and taking Ron to Chemo and working on His apartment Sunday-Tuesday.  Early Monday, July 19th, Tim woke me unable to breath properly. He had fluid building up around his heart and lungs again. He spent 3 days in the hospital. He had a stress test, which was no fun for him, while he was there. Things improved and they sent him home in time to go downtown for his esophageal PH test. He spent 24 hours with a small tube up his nose and into his throat.  Friday was a return to remove and return the monitor and an ultrasound of his liver.  This week began the meetings to move forward with Transplant. Monday, Tim had a second, yet less fun stress test along with a liver biopsy. Seems that the first that was completed here at Fairview used a different drug...The Doctors wanted to use another. The result of the second...inconclusive and he needs to follow up with a cardio doctor. Sigh...One step forward...two steps back... Tuesday was a return trip downtown to meet with the nutritionist. Tim has dropped a great deal of weight and with transplant we need to be sure he stays strong for the process. So we discussed a plan to help him gain...or at least stop loosing. If you did not know that they make Boost shakes in &#34;Very high calorie&#34; form...well they do...530 calorie per box. He is to consume 2 a day along with a third &#34;Soothe&#34; (refreshing water/juice form of boost) at 300 calories...and eat meals....So...We are hoping that it helps with the weight return.  Wednesday was meeting with Pharmacy, not much new for us...we know what to expect with the medicine...been there, done that... Second, the Anesthesiologist, he was rather humorous. A lighter moment in the day at least. Since Tim has already traveled the transplant road once he didn&#39;t have much to explain. However, he and Tim bonded over bands and music.  Our final Doctor was the surgeon. He was Tim&#39;s primary when he was first transplanted. He answered many questions...some with...&#34;we need more information...&#34;       So here is what we know, We are going through this process but he thinks there might be a chance to save this liver. It is a small chance but we should explore it. Removing Tim&#39;s spleen does not solve all the problems...in some ways it may cause more...at least in the chance for infection. He is not willing to rush into this with out making sure that we check off all the boxes of what we can do first.  Tim and I are a bit frustrated that we did not leave with a clear plan...that would have been nice. In many ways we just want a clear plan of how to help Tim. It is just going to take time. Well, again, hurry up and wait is not my best trait. We are confident in the team and the experts that we have working with us. They are the best in the world... We are overall doing ok...yes, it is not the most ideal situation, yes it is frustrating, YES God has his hand on us....however, the path is getting narrow along with our patience. Doesn&#39;t make it easy..but God never said life was going to be easy.  Please keep praying and calling, Tim enjoys seeing and talking with all of you.  All our Love,  Julie, Tim and Joshua

Timothy Rader

Update: July 28, 2021 – by Julie Metzger