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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007Making Hay While the Sun Shines Sammy has been feeling great and this past week and a half off chemo, he has been running around doing normal kid stuff. I can’t remember when I’ve seen him with this much energy. This past weekend we decided to get out of Dodge and we pricelined a hotel […]
May 3, 2007
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007The Family with TEAMSAM Â The kickoff for Coins for a Cure went really well on Tuesday. The whole Swami’s team rode their bikes to the school and the kids thought it was so cool. Gary Emerson, Mrs Emerson’s husband (he’s to my left in the picture)told the kids that they are renaming their team […]
May 1, 2007
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007This article about the Londons and their fight to save Penelope is on the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal: Saying No to Penelope – WSJ article about neuroblastoma PAGE ONE Saying No to Penelope Father Seeks Experimental Cancer Drug,But a Biotech Firm Says Risk Is Too High By GEETA ANAND May 1, 2007 […]
April 30, 2007
Monday, April 30th, 2007The official word from Children’s San Diego on the MIBG is that Sam’s disease is stable – though the doctors say that the uptake is not visible on the computer screen at all. Â Sam is at school today. He missed three days last week but was cheerful this morning on his way. He was […]
April 26, 2007
Thursday, April 26th, 2007The roller coaster of scan week has not dissapointed. Since I know everyone is waiting for this part, I’ll start with the fact that the MIBG looked good to us this morning. We think we are either stable or better either of which we’ll take. The official report is not back yet though so we […]
April 16, 2007
Monday, April 16th, 2007Playing the Lottery  My grandmother played the lottery every week. “Margy,” she’d say, “I have all the money I’m going to win parceled out to every family member, I have all the trips I’m going to take planned out and I’m ready to go shopping if my numbers come up.” I continue the tradition […]
April 12, 2007
Thursday, April 12th, 2007SHED THOSE UNWANTED POUNDS!! LOSE UP TO SIX POUNDS IN ONE WEEK!! No messy powders or terrible tasting pills! No exercise required! No difficult menu planning! It’s THE SCAN WEEK DIET. You don’t need any expensive exercise machines or books for this diet. All that is required is that you have a child with cancer […]
April 11, 2007
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007Quick update to yesterday’s post. Numbers were all pretty good: ANC 1300 Red Blood: 10 Platelets 96 They didn’t do a chem panel so I don’t have an LDH. We did do an HVA/VMA and we should have that back within a few days. During Sam’s doctor check for the MRI he told the nurse […]
April 10, 2007
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007The boys had a wonderful Easter. The Easter Bunny left them an egg treasure hunt to their baskets. Sam loves the treasure hunt every Easter and as he was going to bed the night before, he was trying to guess where the Easter bunny might leave each map and where he would ultimately find his […]
April 10, 2007
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007The boys had a wonderful Easter. The Easter Bunny left them an egg treasure hunt to their baskets. Sam loves the treasure hunt every Easter and as he was going to bed the night before, he was trying to guess where the Easter bunny might leave each map and where he would ultimately find his […]
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