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April 3, 2007

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

Number update: Yesterday’s LDH: 567 (better) Last Week’s VMA 8.1 (very normal) HVA 10.6 (just above normal but we’ll take it) Weight 20.8 kilos (woohoo! That’s almost 46 pounds -more than Sam has ever weighed in his life) We are on day two of chemo and since it’s Spring break for Sam and Andy we’re […]

March 27, 2007

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Sorry for the lack of update. Sam is doing well. He got a blood transfusion yesterday after coming home early from school yesterday. Thank you blood donors! He perked up quite a bit after the transfusion and is in school today. He has a school play tonight and we are all going to see him. […]

March 15, 2007

Thursday, March 15th, 2007

We are on day three of chemo today. We didn’t start until Tuesday so that we could do two big blood draws on Monday and Tuesday for the naturopath so he can measure all kinds of things in Sam’s blood. The blood draws were very very involved and the nurses at Children’s San Diego were […]

March 9, 2007

Friday, March 9th, 2007

Wohoo! HVA: 8.9 VMA 5.1 LDH 550 Pop open the champagne and have a good weekend. We sure will. Those are all NORMAL numbers. I’m running around today but will do an indepth report soon. First soccer games are on Sunday Margot

February 26, 2007

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Three little words that put a spring into our step and a smile on our face: SAM IS EATING!! We started Megace on Saturday morning. After we’d gotten the boys new soccer cleats and been up to the park to practice soccer moves, I brought Sam and Andrew with me to the grocery store. All […]

February 16, 2007

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Everyone is feeling better this week. Sam was well enought to start chemo on Monday. I forgot we had the day off from school so we went in early, got the doctor check and got started with IV Topetecan early that day. It’s nice because it’s only a hour to an hour and a half […]

February 16, 2007

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Everyone is feeling better this week. Sam was well enought to start chemo on Monday. I forgot we had the day off from school so we went in early, got the doctor check and got started with IV Topetecan early that day. It’s nice because it’s only a hour to an hour and a half […]

February 9, 2007

Friday, February 9th, 2007

Best laid plans….. All three kids are sick and coughing up a storm. Dr. James thinks Charlie has RSV which is going around. He was wheezing a bit and coughing, though the past couple of days he seems to be getting better. He’s still in a great mood and since he’s healthy otherwise and big […]

February 1, 2007

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Sammy is home. We got home yesterday morning. He did have pneumonia in the right lung but tested negative for all the really nasty types of pneumonia and is responding to the antibiotics well. He’s downstairs playing with Andrew right now. We’re keeping him home from school for the week and then he should be […]

January 29, 2007

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Happy Birthday Andrew Paul Hutchison! You are four years old today. We love you and we are so proud of you! I can’t believe that you are four and then again, I can believe it, because sometimes you act like you are twenty. I’m know I’m not supposed to label, but you are FUNNY. So […]

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