Thursday, January 29, 2009

No trouble

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Steve has responded well to today's chemotherapy cocktail. He's had no unpleasant side effects and even made it through the afternoo...
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Live from the infusion room

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We just learned that Steve's counts are good enough for chemotherapy this week. Woo hoo! His RN is giving pre-medications now, and Avast...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Delay

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The ice that fell last night is halting most activity in the Dallas area today. (Good thing. It's crazy and dangerous to drive on ice un...
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Monday, January 26, 2009

Run for Steve update

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Our dear friends Sharon Grigsby and Clay Morton will be running the Austin Half Marathon on Feb. 15 as part of the See Spot Run team. E-mai...
Sunday, January 25, 2009

Health care

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Steve was interviewed by Pastor Andy during both church services this morning. The day's theme was health care. The interview was not ab...
Thursday, January 22, 2009

Innovation

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The PICC line in Steve's left arm can't get wet. But Steve still needs to shower. So, each morning we cover the PICC line area on hi...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Bouncing back

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Cooper bounced back today. He stayed home from school, watched the Inauguration with me, fiddled with his new microscope, reluctantly practi...
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Monday, January 19, 2009

Strep

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Cooper got ill very quickly today. He took a two-hour nap in the middle of the day, which hasn't happened in years. He woke up with a fe...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Ups and downs

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After a relatively strong day Friday, Steve had a rough start Saturday. He woke up feeling weak and tired. He was in our closet, reaching fo...
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Friday, January 16, 2009

Progress

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Steve's left arm is doing better today than it has in more than a week. He has more movement and a faster response time. It's not 10...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Home

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Steve and I are home after his infusion of CPT-11 and Avastin at the cancer center. He did well and actually relaxed during most of the trea...
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Live from the infusion room

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Steve is in his comfy recliner and trying to nap. His blood has been drawn, and we're waiting for good counts so the CPT-11 and Avastin ...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Chemotherapy on Wednesday

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In just a few hours, Steve will begin receiving another dose of Damm Spot-killing chemotherapy and Avastin. Woo hoo! Steve has had a few rou...
Saturday, January 10, 2009

See Spot Run: Return of the team

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Paul, Randy, Stuart, Tyra, Cooper, Kris, Holly, Liz, Steve, Lisa, Allison and Katie Run for Steve cheerleaders Betty and Jim A big group re...
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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Excellent news: Detailed version

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Smaller tumor Today's MRI showed significant improvement over the most recent MRI of Nov. 21, the first indication via imaging that the ...
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Excellent news: Quick version

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The MRI shows that the Damm Spot is responding to CPT-11 and Avastin! The brain stem is much less swollen, and there is less flair (on the i...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009

MRI on Thursday

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Thursday morning we'll get Cooper to school, Katie to preschool and then head to UT-SW for Steve's MRI. The appointment is at 11 a.m...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Officially off the road

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Steve hasn't driven since December 2007. At first we were just worried about what could happen. The Damm Spot hadn't yet been diagno...
Saturday, January 3, 2009

Feeling better

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Steve has reacted well to yesterday's dose of Avastin and CPT-11. He rested Friday afternoon and felt fairly strong in the evening. He...
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Friday, January 2, 2009

Home

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Today's chemotherapy treatment went smoothly. We're now home, and Steve is settling in for an afternoon nap. His last treatment knoc...
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