Monday, December 31, 2007

Home again

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We're home! We never did see Dr. M, the neuro -oncologist. She had patients with more urgent needs today. So, Steve was discharged and w...
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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Twists and turns

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The less complicated news first: Andy, Julie and Adam brought Cooper and Katie to Zale for a fun visit this morning. Cooper and Katie loved...
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Great spirits

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Steve's temporary home was a joy-filled place to be the past 32 hours or so. He is handling Friday's news remarkably well, no doubt ...
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Saturday, December 29, 2007

New room

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Lori decided that Steve's room wasn't nice enough for his extended stay, so she and Meghan walked around the fifth floor and took no...
Friday, December 28, 2007

News

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I've dreaded typing this post. Writing this for you all to read makes it too real. Dr. C, her residents and an RN came to the room this ...
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Waiting

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Steve is feeling great again today. He just returned from a solo walk around the fifth floor, and he was so speedy! His head hurts, but the ...
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Catching up

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I've fallen behind on thanking all the people who have made this process so much easier. I'm sure this won't be an inclusive lis...
Thursday, December 27, 2007

Test is done

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Steve was wheeled away this afternoon for the MR spectroscopy and returned about 90 minutes later. He said he was in a vessel like an MRI bu...

Good morning

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Steve is feeling so much better. He still has a headache, but the pain is much less. He's eating, walking around more, joking. Dr. A, th...
Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Settling in

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Now it looks like Steve will be here a bit longer. The neurologists are ordering an MR spectroscopy of the brain. This sort of imaging can d...
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Improving

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Steve is feeling much better today. The anti-nausea medicine worked well, and he has been able to drink water and even eat some breakfast th...
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Back at Zale

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Steve had a rough day and a half at home, and now we're back at Zale (Room 503). He's had increased head pain, nausea and vomiting ...
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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Going home

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Dr. C, the lead neurologist, stopped by and told us we'd leave tomorrow, not today. Pulmonology has still not consulted, and she wanted...
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Saturday, December 22, 2007

Social Saturday

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There's little medical news to report from Room 530 today. Steve received another blood thinner shot this morning and the fourth steroid...
Friday, December 21, 2007

Very best medicine

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Snoring

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Steve is napping for the second time today -- yay! His dad, Jim, who has been out of town for work this week, sat with him in cozy Room 530 ...
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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Another possibility

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The attending neurologist (who ordered the steroids) just came by while Steve was asleep. We stepped outside so she could review the current...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Extended engagement

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Steve is going to settle in to Room 530 for a little while. They're going to start treating him today (actually right now!) with a high ...
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Horizontal

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Steve took the field vision test at Aston (a building connected via hallways and tunnels and ramps to all the other UT-SW-affiliated buildin...

Morning

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Steve slept for maybe three and a half hours. He's exhausted, but his trademark Steve sense of humor is intact. We've seen two neuro...