Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Guest blogger Liz: See Spot Run

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I just want to remind everyone that race day is fast approaching. I hope your training is going well! It's not too late to join our team...
Monday, September 29, 2008

Good lab results

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Steve's lab results today looked good. Some counts are out of range, but nothing is at an alert level. This is excellent news after his ...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Changing prism

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Steve outside the Aston Clinic, wearing protective glasses post-dilation Yesterday was our monthly visit with Dr. M, Steve's opthamolog...
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Monday, September 22, 2008

240 mg

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Please join me in saying a quick prayer tonight that the new chemo dose of 240 mg will do its important work while also keeping Steve's ...
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Friday, September 19, 2008

Increasing chemotherapy

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Back in early July, when Steve's immunity system crashed, he took a break from his chemotherapy regimen. When he started again, it was a...
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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Silver linings

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I've been writing a family column for a new Dallas Morning News product for a few weeks. Today I share with readers Steve's conditio...
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Sunday, September 14, 2008

Little bits

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Steve's condition It feels strange if I don't update every few days, but there's really nothing new to report on Steve's hea...
Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Unremarkable is good

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Steve and I met with his pulmonologist this morning to review results from multiple tests. They all came back unremarkable -- they found not...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Little update

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Steve's sleep study didn't include a lot of sleep. We were thankful for the extra day off yesterday, which allowed him more time to ...
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Sweet dreams

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Steve is about to leave for his sleep study. He'll spend the night being observed in a lab at a nearby hospital. His pulmonologist is lo...
Monday, August 25, 2008

Getting stronger

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Steve has been riding a stationary bike a few days each week to start regaining cardiovascular and muscular strength. He showed off his impr...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Stable

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Today's MRI is identical to the one taken in June. That means there is no regrowth and no new visible tumor activity. Isn't that awe...
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Good scan

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No changes. Yay! More to come later!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

MRI on Wednesday

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Steve's MRI is Wednesday at UT-SW. After the imaging, he'll have blood drawn, then we'll meet with Dr. M to get results. No matt...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Guest blogger Liz: Run for Steve update

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Hi, everybody -- just checking in ahead of the race for Steve. There are only four months remaining for those of us planning to run. With th...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

Just for fun

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Cory Robertson (left) and Steve Damm ATO AZD Winter 1989 party University of Michigan
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Eyes

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Steve, Katie and I spent three and a half hours in the opthamology clinic at UT-Southwestern this afternoon. (Cooper hopped on a jet plane w...
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Friday, August 8, 2008

Daddy-daughter challenge

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Katie had a rough night last night. She took hours to fall asleep and woke up multiple times. She was fussy this morning and glassy-eyed. Sh...
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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Super daddy and uncle

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Here is Steve, reading to Katie, Cooper, Brooke and Molli, all squished in a twin bed, after he worked all day, went with us to the pool and...
Wednesday, August 6, 2008

"Pray it gets a little smaller"

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Steve's appointment with his radiation oncologist, Dr. A, went about as we expected. Dr. A reviewed the most recent MRI (from June), che...