An update on Dad

My dad, David Muller, had some more blood tests in Winnipeg. The results suggest that he has CLL (Chronic Lymphocyctic Leukemia). Of the 4 or more variations of Leukemia this is perhaps the most manageable. Fortunately there is lots of information on the internet, via national Cancer Society websites, if you want to know more.
The doctors have given us a hopeful outlook and now we "wait and see"what will happen in the next few months. The next blood tests will determine how quickly the CLL lymphocytes are doubling, like normal cells they divide to reproduce, unlike normal cells CLL cells do not die. That in itself is pretty amazing, but it is also the crux of the matter. As they reproduce they take up space and eventually crowd out useful cells like red blood, platelets and non-mutated infection fighting white blood cells.
The ultimate problem is that eventually this competition for space results in a depletion of the good guys and a glut of CLL cells. This leads to susceptability to disease and infection.
Please continue to pray for my dad and the doctors, as we wait to see what happens next.