February 25, 2009

Steve has had a good week - no chemo. The infection in his system is about gone and he has been feeling well. His Dad and step-mom have been here visiting and helping out with transportation to & from appointments. Steve has also gained back a few pounds. All good news. He will most likely be back in the hospital next week for another chemo round (4 days I think) but at least he had about 2 weeks off.

Next update will be 3/1 or 3/2

idiocy must be genetic : )

feb 14,2009

happy valentines day everyone,its a great day for love!!!!!!!!
feeling pretty good today

love steve

mark and sue really brightened up my day by giveing me this guitar!!!! thanks guys

February 7, 2009

Steve was released from the hospital on Friday 2/6 after 4 days of intensive chemo. He is very weak and tired but holding his own. He met with a doctor from OSHU on Friday regarding future stem cell transplant. All of this is part of normal treatment.

He should be at home for the next couple of weeks before the next round of chemo. If you want to visit, call first because he is so tired. Keep the good thoughts coming.

February 3, 2009

Steve went back into the hospital on Monday 2/2 for his next round of treatments and will be there until Friday. He is holding up pretty well, considering. He will meet with a doctor from OHSU on Friday so that doctor can review his case. Steve had another biopsy last Wednesday - the results showed no cancer cells in his bone marrow. This means that he is responding well to the initial treatments. This is very good news.
Chemo makes him tired and sick and he has lost some weight. We try to keep our visits short and call before to make sure he is up for company.

My hair finally fell out.

Thank you, derek for giving me my mustache back!

: )

hi everybody,thanks for all your love & support. I'm still fighting this 1 day at a time, I get overwhelmed if I let myself think about the war, instead of the daily battle. I saw my doctor today, and he's real optimistic about beating this war. So here is a little about my war. wed. the 28th I'll be having another bone marrow test to see how the chemo is doing in my bones. they're giving me a rest for the remaining of this week. then I'll be checking in the hospital again for another 4 to 5 days for more chemo treatments.this rollercoaster ride could last up to 4 to 6 months.that's why I dont like talking about the war, I will beat this but I have to go day by day. this is interesting, for those who want to know what I look like without a mustache, including my wife,1/2 of it just fell off in my hands. I'm losing my hair pretty fast right now,but it will grow back.I was hoping to keep my mustache.as far as my daily battle goes my legs hurt enough to where I have a hard time sleeping. Doc gave me new pain pills for my legs,will try tonight. I wont write another blog like this one, to depressing,but now you know my war. the next one might be sugar coated, but like mary says, just a spoonfull of sugar helps the medicene go down, LOVE STEVE

January 26, 2009

Steve was released from the hospital on Friday and has been feeling a bit better. The chemo, blood and platelets will be on-going.

January 21, 2009 pm

We visited with Steve in the hospital today. He is feeling better and his temperature is lower but he is still very tired. He appreciates everyone wanting to stop in and see him but because he is still Neutropenic, (suseptible to virus, bactieria, etc) it will be best to just call for now. He will be in this state for a while longer. We will let everyone know when this stage is over.