Wow, Joe. You are facing so much and now your brother is too!  Sorry to say, I'm also too old to donate bone marrow.  But if there is a registry, please let us know.  I'll gladly pass it along to people that I think would be interested.  

You're right, getting old ain't for the weak at heart.  Or, as my Dad said, "There's no up side to this getting old business *except* it beats the alternative." 

My best to you and your brother.  I'll be thinking of you both.

couple of things:  I'm going to contact the coordinator for the county where my brother lives and see if she can organize a blood drive for him. He's waiting on a call from one of the best cancer centers in the country, as well.
second:  I saw the orthopedist this morning about my right elbow.  This has had two surgeries already to remove arthritic bone tissue.  Well, this morning he said that there is really no other option than to go back in and do a total replacement of the elbow.  That will effectively end some of the activities I do, but since I've pretty well adjusted to that fact already, I guess I'll survive.  I can still kayak, and some of my other activities are okay.  I haven't done kendo in 6 years, and that is out, too.  I'm not supposed to lift any more than 10 pounds with that arm after the surgery.  So, surgery is scheduled for 3 weeks from today.
 

Yes, best wishes for that Joe. Here's hoping it solves or at least alleviates the ongoing issues.
 

Good to hear good news.

Joe, hope the news continues to be good as far as help for your brother. Keep us posted on the elbow surgery.  Naproxen.... watch your kidney levels with that stuff, I had to stop taking it for my tendonitis.