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Tuesday, August 9th, 2005Still good news up here meaning no complications. Just the usual assortment of fevers, nausea, and rashes. But getting great treatment and watching the time fly by. If we’re lucky, by this time next week Sam’s immune system will be bouncing back and we’ll be on the road to recovery. Sam is sleeping a bunch […]
August 9, 2005 (Day +4)
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005(A preface – we are beyond thankful to be at City of Hope – many of our friends have asked that we tell it from Sam’s perspective since we try to be so positive. Below is a view from Sam’s vantage) So, if you think you are having a hard day -your boss is being […]
August 8, 2005 (Day +3)
Monday, August 8th, 2005Sam, like all other kids going through stem cell transplants, is seeing is fair share of nausea, fevers, and general uncomfortableness. As parents, though it’s tough to be here, we are ecstatic that Sam has gotten this far and we’re thankful for every day with him on this planet! So, we’re ok with all of […]
August 7, 2005 (Day +2)
Sunday, August 7th, 2005Sam (and Neil, Margot, & Andy) would like to wish his Grandma Joan a Happy Birthday (she’s 50 and holding)! He promises to buy you a Baskin-Robbins Mint-Chip Ice Cream Cake next time he sees you. He would also like to thank Grandma Sara for coming to visit and being a big help.
August 6, 2005 (Day +1)
Saturday, August 6th, 2005I wanted to write about the things that bring a smile to Sam’s face and thank everyone who helps! the night shift nurses from San Diego who emailed. when I told Sam, he sat up in bed and said ‘really!’. he was very excited – thank you! the ChemoAngels who always have letters and packages […]
August 5, 2005 (Day 0)
Friday, August 5th, 2005Sam’s stem cell transplant was fine. No reactions, no fevers. Just a quick infusion of his stem cells collected after round 2 in March. We are very thankful that Sam has done so well and has made it this far. The rest of the day was pretty standard. We’re doing our best to fill every […]
August 4, 2005
Thursday, August 4th, 2005Friday is the stem-cell infusion. Day 0 in the vernacular of our protocol. Sam has done amazing so far; lots of energy, building puzzles & doing mazes, working on his ninja moves. His immune system is dropping as expected. We cross the threshold tomorrow where he goes into isolation. This is normal and expected. He […]
August 3, 2005
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005There’s a beautiful little girl at Children’s San Diego who needs some prayers. Her name is Kelsey. She’s 5, a beautiful little blond bundle of energy, and is an incredibly strong fighter. She’s battling leukemia for the second time and needs her immune system to respond. Please pray that her WBC’s kick in. Her mom […]
August 1, 2005
Monday, August 1st, 2005Cocktails anyone? Just injecting a bit of humor since Sam is enjoying his chemo cocktail at the moment. Cocktail is how the medical profession refers to multiple chemo agents being infused at the same time. The good news is that he’s almost done! He needs to have 4 days of carboplatin & etoposide plus 3 […]
July 28, 2005
Thursday, July 28th, 2005Mission Accomplished! Sam has officially been admitted to City of Hope to start the myeloablative (high-dose chemo) followed by a stem cell transplant. Tonight is hydration night along with some antibiotics just for fun. We’ve been told that he will become nauseous pretty quickly so we’re hoping to just ride this one out. We’re pretty […]
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