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sueprogress - Sunday, July 29, 2007 8:49:26 PM

2007-07-30T00:49:36Z

I've been absent from this blog for a very long time. But wanted to pass on the good news before officially signing off.The PET scan results came in on Friday, and the cancer is gone. GONE!!! It was a full-body scan and nothing showed up. Hard to...

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sueprogress - Friday, June 08, 2007 12:29:10 PM

2007-06-08T16:29:26Z

Well, they say things come in batches.........I guess it's our turn to receive the hard knocks. In spades! On Wednesday, Laura jumped from a bench to grab a branch on the school playground. It's a game she and others have played many times, but t...

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sueprogress - Wednesday, May 30, 2007 8:38:55 PM

2007-05-31T00:39:10Z

I'm hooked up to this darn chemo pump again, and must carry it everywhere I go! But it's all made more bearable knowing there are only 2 days of radiation left, and 2 1/2 of chemo. A nurse comes out to disconnect the pump Saturday at noon. That ...

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sueprogress - Wednesday, May 23, 2007 4:19:15 PM

2007-05-23T20:19:28Z

Well, I'm down to 6 left! Almost countable on one hand. The skin on my upper chest is breaking down from the radiation, and I have a swollen area on the right side of my face, which the MD thinks is an inflammed salivary gland, but I'm hanging in...

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sueprogress - Friday, May 18, 2007 5:28:58 PM

2007-05-18T21:29:19Z

We're in the single digits, friends! Nine more radiation treatments left, and one more 5-day chemo period in the last 5 days.The end is clearly in sight, and I feel galvanized by this.The MD was uncertain about the third chemo treatment, but deci...

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sueprogress - Saturday, May 12, 2007 8:34:12 PM

2007-05-13T00:34:11Z

This treatment is such hard work! Definately the biggest challenge I've been faced with in my 51 years. Each day brings new struggles. Today anxiety is high about getting enough fluid into my body as my blood pressure was low yesterday. And it fe...

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sueprogress - Monday, May 07, 2007 9:43:05 PM

2007-05-08T01:43:22Z

It's been an okay past three days, and I am grateful for that. Peter's birthday was Saturday, and we enjoyed a dinner out with friends. I actually enjoyed the meal, and felt like a partner, friend, and mother again. Maybe the birthday fairy was h...

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sueprogress - Wednesday, May 02, 2007 7:42:39 PM

2007-05-02T23:42:53Z

Well, difficult times do come to an end. Thank God! The nausea finally subsided between Friday and Saturday, and with the exception of a bad upset stomach yesterday, I've had several days reprieve. I developed a low-grade fever yesterday, which ...

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sueprogress - Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:17:21 PM

2007-04-27T01:17:34Z

This nausea has made for a rough ride! The last couple of days have been a bit better, with some ability to make phone calls and read, but it's not been fun. Turns out that one of the anti-nausea meds, Compazine was making me really jittery on Mo...

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sueprogress - Saturday, April 21, 2007 7:55:52 PM (Peter's entry)

2007-04-21T23:56:13Z

Hi all -- This entry is from Peter -- Sue has been feeling too nauseated to write for the last couple of days . The first week of tx is now over, and Sue has been unhooked from the chemotherapy delivery systems until 5/7. She will, of course, co...

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