Hi Pat, you would have both calcified and cholesterol stones. As I said, it is only the cholesterol stones that show up on ultrasound. The only way the cholesterol stones show up is if your liver is absolutely full of them - this is then diagnosed as a fatty liver.
I don't have a blender so I just grate the ginger into the drink.
As wellness yoga said, you can use malic acid instead of apple juice.
Reassure your wife that we are all in the same boat as you. Many of us have been researching this for a long time. It's just collective sharing of knowledge, experience and research.