12-19-12 It doesn’t matter how good it is, if you cannot taste it ! :)
I apologize for the late update, I had to spend 10 days at MDA since I was running fever. They were unable to pin-point the exact reason behind my fever, thus bathed me with all sorts of antibiotics, anti-viral and anti-fungal drugs. When they finally got rid of the fever (and everything else with it), I was released 4kgs lighter (yes kgs not lbs) … I tell you, this is the way to lose weight if you are desperate to do it ;)- – – when I arrived home, Jacqueline had a large tabouleh bowl for me with fresh french fries … I started salivating all over it and immediately dug into it … then stopped ! ugh … it all tasted like the crepe paper I used to munch on in kindergarden. blah ! Jacqueline immediately tasted the food and commented that it was just fine. I disagreed and decided to hit the sack since I was very tired. Later that evening, she prepared a delicious laban Immo dish for me … once again, I salivated all over it and immediately dug into it … then stopped ! ugh … I am telling you, it all tasted like the crepe paper I used to munch on in Kindergarden … however, the kids were home by then and they all commented that the food tasted great … hmm … I then decided to contact Dr. Raad 😉 and shared with him the fact that I had no taste buds!!! He then balanced my drugs and removed the one that was killing my taste buds … and voila, within 24 hrs I was back tasting the delicious food of her highness Jacqueline Agha ! mmm, mmm, mmm … no wonder I lost so much weight and was complaining about the food I was getting (lol) – the antibiotic in question was Mynocycline (if you google mynocycline and taste buds, you will get a good number of patients complaining about losing their taste buds while on this medication – lol).
I am still on the miracle drug AC220. It has great reviews on the web. They believe that it might be “THE” drug that will cure Leukemia/AML/FLT3. To date, I still have zero blast in my blood. They are planning a T-lymphocyte transfusion from my original donor. It should be non-eventfull. However, the next mile stone is my upcoming Bone Marrow Aspiration scheduled for Thursday the 27th. ouch ! 😉
With that said, we still have full confidence that our Lord is still in full control. Praise His Holy Name !
I thank you all for your prayers and support ! … cannot thank you enough …
Merry Christmas !
In His Grip
Sami
Sami Lahoud 
Samsoum, Can Dr. Raad please send me a prescription for that antibiotic?
That will be the easiest and cheapest way for me to loose weight 🙂
Your upcoming BMA will be just perfect, keep trusting in Him… You are on the road to full recovery Samsoum, it is going to be the best Christmas ever God willing!!.
I love you dearly and I can’t wait to see you again ya habibi albe ente.
PS: Can you send me some of Jacqueline left over food? I was salivating reading your blog :):):)
Merry Christmas to you and yours. Much love, Rhonda and Donald Sweeney
Sammy: I’m glad to see the post that you put up today. I’m glad to hear that things are looking good!
By the way I’m going to have a meal with my mother-in-law. Do you have any that medicine left over? She’s a terrible cook! 🙂
We’re praying for you and your family.
Sami: so much for the audio transcription feature on my new iPhone 5 of my dictation (or more accurately, my proof reading of it!). I failed to notice that Siri heard “Sammy” when I clearly articulated “Sami” until after I posted it! 🙂
Cheers, Mike
lah lah lah wislet lal taste buds!!! —hamdella this was corrected quickly…
praise God for the excellent doctors you have,
Praise God for the wonderful family you have…
God bless you all and may you have a delicious Christmas time, a Blessed Christmas with much thankfulness…and a happy new year…miss you in Duabi and we never cease to remember the good laughs….God’s blessings for the New Year 🙂
My Dear Brother, you always help me focus on the Lord with you blog. In this case, you have motivated me spiritually and, given the servant’s heart that I have, Gabriel, Michael and I are going to come over and help the kids eat Jacqueline’s cooking.
Love you all so much,
The Webers
We pray for a miraculous cure for you. You are an inspiration to many. God will be glorified in your story. Many are praying for you in Qatar. We will sand ski tomorrow with several Christian friends and will be praying for you with this group.
We have not found better hommus nor tabouli than Jacqueline’s
We miss your blog entry ya sami, don’t be late next time, because your “fan group” check several times per day your blog to see if there is new news :):):). As for Jacqueline, she has always been talented in everything she did, teslamli inchallah, but i wish she was gifted enough to teach her cousin Maro how to cook 😉 (poor miled, hihihi)…
Merry christmas and happy new year ya habibeteh. Hugs and kisses.
Sami,
I am dancing over here for two reasons. First is in celebration of our Mighty God and how He is in control. His hand is so evident in what the researchers are providing for you along this journey. Second, I’m smiling (and still dancing) as I read your blog and I’m so happy you can taste the delicious food that will help you gain those 4kgs back.
Merry Christmas, brother in Christ.
Love and hugs to you and your sweet family.
Trudi
My beloved… PTL!! You and your stories, man i was rolliing on that one too. I’m glad you got the buds back cuz a brotha will need to see you get that weight back on. Me and Bro Frazier might need to get some of that to catch “down” with ya! Cya soon 🙂
The real question, Sami, is why did you munch on crepe paper in kindergarten?!?! Thank God you can enjoy Jaqueline’s tasty food again!! Inshallah the BMA on the 27th will bring back great results. Keep us posted! Lots and lots of love from Libnan.
Be sure Sami that everyone in LSBD Baabda is praying for you although most of us don’t know you personally but we are sure that you deserve our prayers since you are the son of the great lady Wadad Lahoud who is the spiritual mother of every students came to this school.
Keep in your trust in God, and we will be waiting good news form you nchalla
Dearest Sami
We are delighted with the good news , have glorious Christmas and may the new year bless you with good health.
Ps … was it rima who encouraged you to taste crepe paper????
With love
Auntie salw a & Karen
Sami, it is so good to hear from you. I check your blog every day. When you don’t post for a long time, we who love you worry. So glad that you are OK, but thinner. Pack on the pounds over Christmas. Looking for to a joyous 2013 for you and your family.
Miss you Brother….
Sami,
Wishing you, Jacqui and the kids a wonderful Christmas and a joyous and HEALTHY New Year!! Our prayers are always with you….
Larry & Helene
Merry Christmas Sami and a very Happy and Healthy New Year to you and your lovely family.
PTL! Your blog is always so inspiring! Happy New Year to you and family!
Sami dear,
Words can not describe how strongly your faith has enriched ours, and it spread to so many.
At CrossTalk, we had as theme, the story of Gideon and thanks to you, we emphasized that it is useless if we just know the stories of the Bible and not live them! You are the best example and how beautiful to relate to your words and absolute faith in Jesus Christ. On March 23, 2012 you said ‘I started on a 60% success rate path with almost no side effects… Just before I was getting ready to cross the finish line, my system relapsed…You see, if everything went so smoothly, then the medical world would have received all the credit. However, my odds are now down to a 20%-30% success rate’
You continued by saying, ‘All this reminded me of Gideon – The miraculous power that stems from nothing but weakness and pure faith. 60% was too much in my case – not needed – nah! – such a high percentage will get all the credit in the wrong places (are you with me?). He had to drop it by more than 50% and surround it with nothing but uncertainties … and then see who is still standing … well, I am … yes indeed I am still standing (Ephesians 6:13)’
Thank you Sami, for spreading the Word to us!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
In Christ,
Ranya Nasrallah