Hi everyone, we just found out today that Blue Shield is going to pay for the liver transplant. Now Mark will be assigned a number and put on the national donor recipient list. For those of you following along at home, Mark's number (liver function) needs to be at a 28 or higher to receive a liver. They ucla has told us that cancer tumors don't mess up your liver's functionality (is that a word?) So his number will be like an 8 and as more tumors grow and beat up his liver his number will get higher. But rather than wait until we get that close and feel that sick ucla has offered to write and speak to UNOS (folks in charge) and plead Mark's case for transplant now while he is in good shape and can heal quicker and take on the recovery needed for such a major surgery. Ka pesh?
Again thanks everyone for caring so much about us and continuing to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We really feel like the positive and hopeful energy you send our way helps. By being realistic and optimistic we are able to live and enjoy our life today and forge forward with great excitement. I hope I am making sense. I am a bit giddy with this great news.
Love,
M, J and lil j
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My name is Mark Andrews. I am 35 years old. I have been married to my beautiful wife Jenna since Nov 2000. We had our first baby, Jonathan Patrick Andrews, on Nov, 15 2007. I can't even tell you how great that has been. We live in Stevenson Ranch California.
Jenna and I have a wonderful marriage. We are very open with each other, great communicators and we love each other very much. I can't even imagine what it would be like to go through this without her. We are helping each other keep a positive attitude.
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On November 22, 2007 I started to feel ill. At first we thought it might be an ulcer. Soon after I was diagnosed with Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma metastasized to the Liver. At this point it has only spread to my liver, but is quite advanced. The doctors have told me I have anywhere from 1 to 4 years to live. I do have a chance of getting rid of the cancer or extending my life expectancy if I can get a liver transplant and surgery on my pancreas.
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My name is Mark Andrews. I am 35 years old. I have been married to my beautiful wife Jenna since Nov 2000. We had our first baby, Jonathan Patrick Andrews, on Nov, 15 2007. I can't even tell you how great that has been. We live in Stevenson Ranch California.
Jenna and I have a wonderful marriage. We are very open with each other, great communicators and we love each other very much. I can't even imagine what it would be like to go through this without her. We are helping each other keep a positive attitude.
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To my family, we pray for miracles one at a time...and this is one....we are so happy for you...we are very excited about you coming over here. jenna i am sorry about the conditions here now but by the time you come the tiny frogs that come out of hibernation due to the monsoons will have gone back into the ground!!the was a large from out side and the kids wanted to see it up close so i cought it , it spread its back legs and proceeded to pee all over me...of course the kids thought this was hilarious!!! thos will be gone also....we have a deck on the front where we can sit at evening time....very relaxing... i am sure J. will enjoy the fish pond and the pool.this will be a time to thank god for his goodnes and relax in his glory.dad
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