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My daughter has updated her xanga with more details of the illness if anyone wishes to read it.
Hey all,
I thank you all for your prayers for my son in-law Travis. There are many faithful prayer warriors out there, I know!
We had some sad news today....Travis found out that he has the auto-immune disease, hypogammaglobulinemia, also called Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID).
It can be genetic or acquired. It's the same disease the "Bubble Boy" has, but since Travis was diagnosed as an adult and not a child, it appears to be a milder form. Travis described it as the opposite of leukemia.
The treatment is very expensive ($1,600 a shot) intravenous gamma globulin infusions. It takes 12 people to donate to make one shot, and a shot is needed every month. The doctor didn't give them any false hope, but did say he had a gut feeling Travis would improve.
At this point we don't know how this will affect his working and just general living. Obviously he will be susceptible to catching anything out there.
Travis's spirits are good right now.
There is a possibility that their one year old son Clarke could have the mutated gene as well, although on the surface it doesn't appear that he does. Only testing would tell for sure.
We know that we serve a great and mighty God. We know that little family is in His big, strong hands. We know that all things are possible to those who believe. We also know that we are to praise and glorify Him in all things. And that we shall do.....
Thanks for your prayers dear ones,
Beth
Travis, Myklin and Clarke, this past summer
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