Hi Everyone, In our previous update I gave several hours when Dad could take phone calls. It turns out that he will be getting blood tomorrow morning so it would be better to call in the afternoon. If you receive this in time, you can also call tonight, Thursday from 7-9pm EST. The times are [...]
Hi Everyone, Dad is doing really well at home and we’ve had a great visit. He will be available to talk on the phone on Friday from 9am to 12pm and on Sunday from 1pm to 2pm, for those of you who have asked about calling. He still needs a lot of rest and can’t [...]
It’s been a very difficult and joyous couple of days. After my previous email, Dad’s white blood cell count continued to climb. First back to 300, then 500, 600, 700, 1400, and this morning 1700. You can imagine the joy as Dad continues to feel better. Mom, Dad, and I were watching a video tape [...]
I was really hoping not to have to write this message but something told me that Monday’s news was premature. Today we found out that there are cancerous cells left in Dad’s bone marrow. I know that you are all as unhappy and as confused as I am (I’ve learned that there is nothing to [...]
Mom just heard from a nurse that there was no sign of the cancer in Dad’s bone marrow test! We are allowing ourselves to celebrate for the day. The doctor will be in tomorrow to talk with Mom and Dad about it. I hope to have more news in a couple of days. My understanding [...]
Hi Everyone, I’ve received news today that warranted another update. It’s been several weeks since Dad started chemotherapy and we are at the point where Dad’s white blood cells should be coming back if everything was effective. From what I understand, Dad’s bone marrow will be tested again on Monday if his white blood cell [...]
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know that Mom won her election! Dad still has good days and more difficult days but he has a great attitude. Not much has changed since I last wrote. We are hoping that the new antibiotics keep Dad’s fevers down so he can continue to recuperate. Rest remains [...]
Hi Everyone, Dad is fighting another series of fevers but is in good spirits and working on healing. We are all very positive about his progress and realize that the road to recovery will have lots of ups and downs. Here are a few of the ups and downs since I last wrote. On Wednesday [...]