Happy Anniversary…#2

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on October, 25 at 6:02 am

Happy Stroke/Leukemia Diagnosis Anniversary! It has been 2 years and we are continuously grateful to ALL the doctors and staff at Northwestern and RIC for putting Brad back together again. Though we can do without the weekly blood tests, mounds of pills, surprise opportunities to visit the ER, scary CTs and MRIs, and the occasional […]

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Back Home

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on October, 10 at 5:24 pm

Brad came home today and feels better. They are still waiting for results of lung infection, but it is nice to have Brad home.

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October 9th

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on October, 9 at 8:38 pm

Still inpatient and waiting for diagnosis and treatment for pnuemonia. Brad does feel better and his white count has improved. Speaking of improvement…there have been a few changes at Prentice since we were last inpatient. They now have a night time ice cream cart for patients, a daily fruit and muffin snack tray, a violinist […]

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I Spoke Too Soon

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on October, 8 at 11:22 am

Well, if you read the post before this one, I blew it. Things WERE going well until Brad spiked a fever and has been inpatient since Monday night. Brad has had a crazy, bad cough for almost 2 months now and his last blood test showed a BIG drop in his white cells. So when […]

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September 30

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on September, 30 at 3:58 pm

I’m not sure if this site is checked by anyone since there have been no major Brad developments, which is a very good thing! Brad seems to be doing well on his chemo. He continues to keep up his own work-out-therapy at the Y and is busy with work and being a dad. (Whereas, I […]

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July 18-Doing Well

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on July, 18 at 7:41 am

Brad, Matt, and I are doing well. We enjoyed a nice vacation to California and have had not medical excitement for a while. Now we have a different black cloud over us called’ Everything Has To Break At Once’ black cloud. I guess it could be worse but seriously the air conditioning, refrigerator, modem, garbage […]

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Couples Quality Time

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on May, 6 at 9:12 pm

Some couples like to ride bikes together…some travel…some sit on the couch and watch TV…but we in the Lazzari house spend quality time at Northwestern’s Emergency Room.
Brad has been in the ER twice in the last 2 weeks. He is better now (until I finish him off for good, of course.) Brad was treated for […]

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Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on April, 27 at 11:11 am

Feeling BettER

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April 2

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on April, 2 at 8:17 pm

So…the TV show ER has a series finale tonight and you know what I think— Good Riddens ‘you always make me cry and depress people show.’ There is a reason why I have stopped watching ER and tonight I got another dose of ‘boo-hooing’ Well, just a few seconds and then I moved on to […]

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We Love to Freeze

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on March, 1 at 6:33 am

That is what we Chicagoans MUST like since we have been having a super long and cold winter. God Bless People’s Energy for keeping my house at a toasty 74 degrees. I love it!(and am paying up the wazoo as well…but TOTALLY worth it!)
But you see…we Lazzari’s LOVE to pay bills…especially medical bills. Matthew has […]

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