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Entries from April 2008

No diagnosis, yet

April 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Yesterday Laura went to her first physical therapy meeting without any certainty that her problem was truly muscular, but it was at least determined that Laura’s upper legs are very weak. She can’t squat at all, for example. We knew that. Laura got a cane. Laura’s brain CT came back clear. This morning she met […]

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Naomi, say cheese

April 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Just some photos that I took today of the birthday girl that turned out really well, I think. (Click for larger slideshow.)

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If it’s not normal, then it’s an emergency

April 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The last ten days or so have been warm and sunny causing spring to finally burst in New England. The trees are budding, the grass turned from brown to green seemingly overnight, the peepers are singing by the pond. Everything has just popped and it’s been a wonderful and welcome sight. This past week was […]

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Long wait, but results as expected

April 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Sorry for taking so long to post about Laura’s MRI scan results. The originally scheduled MRI last Thursday had to be rescheduled to this past Tuesday and we just got the results today. The MRI confirms the PET/CT scans indicating that cancer is stable. Recall that there were three concerns with her back that prompted […]

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Catching up on photos: February

April 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

February photos are finally posted. You’ve seen many of these already.

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For now, less is more

April 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Laura and I met with her oncologist this morning to review her latest tests. Laura’s breast cancer marker went down again — it’s essentially in the normal range. This is good news since she hasn’t been on any chemo treatment, only a hormonal treatment that shuts down her ovaries. Better still, her PET/CT scan seems […]

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