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Thursday, January 24th, 2008

We got back last week’s VMA/HVA and it is good.  VMA 4.6 (same) HVA 8.5 (down from 10.5).  The Veg F number is 333.  It was 31 in October.  It is now five times normal.  Five times normal is never a good thing.  Veg F is an inflammatory marker and can signal cancer, it can also signal […]

Three Years

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

January 19th, 2008  Today is the third anniversary of the day Sam was diagnosed.  We have been fighting this beast for three years.  If anyone had told me that we would be at this for three years when we were first diagnosed, I don’t think I could have stood it.  Yet, here we are and […]

Wohoo Chargers!

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Just had to do a quick Monday morning sports update.  Hospital visit is on Wednesday so I’ll bring you back to the regularly scheduled program then. How about those Chargers?!!  Wohoo!  We watched the game at the Savocas and it was mayhem with everyone screaming at the top of their lungs for most of the […]

VMA: 4.4 HVA 10.5

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

  The VMA is down from 4.6 – I was wrong last week when I said it was 6 point something -that’s what I get for doing an update without the numbers handy.  The HVA up from 9.5.  We are more concerned with the VMA as the HVA can be due to different things in […]

Happy New Year!

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

 We are back from New Mexico and I’m back from my progress report vacation. The boys had a wonderful time in New Mexico.  It was parka and snow boots kind of cold and there was snow on the ground much to the boys’ delight. We went sledding up at the ski hill which was a […]

December 20, 2007

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Only five more days until Christmas as Sammy so joyfully told me last night.  The boys are doing well we are running around in a pre-Christmas rush.  Sam had his Christmas music program this morning and was so cute dancing to all the songs.  He had labs yesterday, I know it’s been a while since […]

December 15, 2007

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

Our 15 minutes of fame.  Sam and Neil are featured in the Wall Street Journal today:LINK TO ARTICLE I’ll update more soon.  The boys and I are off to the park. Margot

December 7, 2007

Friday, December 7th, 2007

December 4, 2007

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

To Be Sung to the Tune of Jingle Bells: I hate chemo, I hate chemo, I hate chemo all the way, It’s no fun to give the pill, that causes nausea every day! I hate chemo, I hate chemo, I hate chemo all the way, Sam’s tired and cranky, he feels like crap, and his […]

November 28, 2007

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

Ack!  I’m a whole holiday behind.  How did that happen?  We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Grandma Joan and Uncle Tommy and Cousin Abby and Uncle Matt were out and the boys got to go to SeaWorld, the Zoo and Legoland all in one week.  We did the same kickball game on Thanksgiving morning with the […]

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