Hi,



Please pray for Al on April 21. He is in the hospital at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, MD. He will be having a two and a half surgary on his lungs. First the doctor will draw fluid off both of his lungs (4th time since the major surgary in Sept. A camera will be placed down in his lungs to examine them. A sample of tissue will be taken to check for cancer. There is a thin lining around the lungs. A liquid of some sort will be put in between the lining and the lung. This will make the lining attach to the lung hence solving the problem of fluid build up in the lungs. The problem is a result of the radiation treatments that Al had for the cancer. Al will be in the hospital for a week. He will be in a great deal of pain for awhile after the surgery. There will be an 8 week recovery time for this procedure. The doctor said that the hernia operatin will have to wait until Al's lungs recover.

I will let you all know what is going on with Al in a few days.


Thank you,


Sherry