GREAT NEWS

We got some unexpected news from Texas this morning where our son Jonathan had visited his doctor's office for the results of a CT Scan he had last week to determine what impact twelve months of steroids had made on his sarcoidosis. The last test in October was not encouraging as there appeared to be little improvement. The best we were hoping for today was that the effects of the disease were diminishing, but what we got blew us away.

His lungs and lymph nodes are now totally clear and the disease has been officially pronounced "in remission". What a wonderful way to start the week after what has been a harrowing fifteen months journey for Jonathan, Donna and the family.

They will wean him off the steroids over the next six weeks and then do one final blood test. It is anticipated that as he leaves off the steroids he will also be able to drop all the other medications he has been taking to counter their side-affects.

Life may well be back to normal in the Blackmore household by the end of April.

Our sincere thanks to so many from all around the world who have been praying for Jonathan through this difficult period. We thank God that this season is passing.