Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Chicago, Day 3

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Sunday morning we headed to the John Hancock Center, which is the second tallest building in Chicago (the Sears Tower is few stories taller)...
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Health update

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Steve's blood work from yesterday showed that his counts are in good ranges, so he was clear to start his third round of chemotherapy la...
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Chicago, Day 2

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Our second day in the Windy City was long and filled with fun. Steve, the kids and I returned to the West Egg for breakfast then took a cab ...
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Chicago, Day 1

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Six of us left D/FW last Friday for Chicago -- Steve, Cooper, Katie, me and Jim and Betty. We were especially thankful that American Airline...
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Friday, April 25, 2008

Wobbly

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Steve's left side is weakening again. He's been on 4 mg of Decadron for a while. Dr. M told us we could regulate the steroid as nee...
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Cooper's version

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The day we returned from Chicago, Cooper dictated a letter to his teacher, Mrs. Brinlee , describing some of the highlights of our vacation:...
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Vacation photos

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Here are some photos from our Chicago trip; actual narrative coming soon! From the 94th floor of the John Hancock Center Cooper and Uncle ...
Monday, April 21, 2008

We're home!

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We landed at D/FW about 3 p.m. today. Chicago was great. We're all tired. I'll post more later. (Steve completed his second round of...
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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Wild West

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In August last year, Steve was one of a dozen adventurous runners who banded together to run in the Wild West Relay. They traveled from Fort...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Smooth night

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Steve began his second round of chemotherapy last night. He slept well and experienced no nausea, even on the doubled dose.
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Friday, April 11, 2008

Go, Todd, go!

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One of Uncle Jim's friends, Todd O'Neal, is participating in the Ironman Triathlon in Tempe, Ariz., on Sunday and is running on beh...
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

A more optimistic perspective

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Today was Steve's follow-up visit at UT-SW. He had another MRI, more blood drawn (it took multiple sticks to get a good sample -- his ve...
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Friday, April 4, 2008

A million things that you and I can do

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"There is hope! Finally, hope! And no, this isn't over No, we aren't through! No, there's still a million things that you a...
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Quickly

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We're headed back to the Sugar Land airport. Dr. C was guardedly pleased with the damage done by the chemo and radiation. The Damm Spot ...
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Updates to come

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Good morning! We arrived safely in Sugar Land yesterday afternoon. Sally gracefully steered us through windy conditions. She said it was one...
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Headed to Houston

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Sally will fly Steve and me to Houston early Thursday afternoon. His appointments are at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday. At the 1 o'...
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Saturday, March 29, 2008

From Easter

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Questions and answers

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This morning at breakfast, for seemingly no reason, Cooper finally asked what kind of sickness Daddy has. We gave him simple answers. We tol...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Travel plans

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After many weeks at home, it's time to start organizing for travel again. Late next week Steve and I will fly to Houston for follow-up a...
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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Easter Eve

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Steve napped and rested most of the day to store up strength to attend our church's annual egg hunt. The weather was beautiful today, pe...
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