January 29

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 29 at 7:52 am

Brad is still home…enjoying Matthew and my nagging to do things around the house.
We have a few important doctor appts. this week to discuss plans for the future. I am hoping they include.. a trip to Maui, a personal chef and stylist, and a dream home, but I doubt that.  It will be medical business.
FYI-one […]

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January 25-Do Not Enter

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 25 at 1:17 pm

Well, Brad is banned from day rehab until he finishes his antibiotic prescription…so guess who is now an employee of 3426 Ashland..you got it. One-Brad Lazzari. He is now in charge of many things and it is so nice to have him back helping around. I am done for a while. I quit.(just for […]

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January 22

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 22 at 6:10 pm

Brad is on his way…….home…yeah!, but like a good wife I gave him and his father an errand to run on their way back from Prentice.
Brad is back on a general diet and has a few new pills to add to his daily dosage. Stock tip: Buy shares of Osco pharmacy.

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January 21-SER—eeee—ously!!!

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 21 at 11:20 pm

Well, today started well. Brad’s abdomen pain is slowly going away. Docs think the antibiotics are doing a good job at taking care of this infection in his bowel that was caught at an early stage. And Brad is now on a soft food diet.
So then…Brad feels a bit off with his speech and has […]

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January 21

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 21 at 11:37 am

Upgraded to a soft food diet….Thank God! Brad asked the doc if he could get some food so he does not waste away. I guess she felt bad for him so he was able to get his Prentice favorite..french toast.(They do make a mean french toast here)
Brad will be here for a few more days. […]

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January 20-NO SOUP FOR YOU!

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 20 at 8:25 pm

Well, Brad has an infection in his colon. The docs are using antibiotics to get at the bacteria. There is a low chance that he will need surgery—(gee, when did I hear THAT before…oh, that’s right..when I had an obstructed bowel in September..”90% of these cases clear on their own without surgery”..and 5 days later..SURGERY-stinks)
Brad’s white […]

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January 19

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 19 at 8:25 pm

We are here at Northwetsern~inpatient style this time.
Brad required a platelet transfusion this morning so we came to the ER at NMH since the blood center was closed for the weekend.(Seriously, closed?? Do people not NEED blood on Saturdays and Sundays…McDonald’s is open 24 hours.) anyway, in the ER Brad spiked a temperature, which in […]

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January 17

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 17 at 8:58 pm

Busy week for Brad…blood and platelet transfusions, CT scan, a bit if therapy, and whole lot of housework over here at 3426. It is about time he get his act together and do something around here.
We took Matt to the zoo today. It was amazingly pretty empty being windy with snow flurries and 30 degrees […]

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January 13-What’s next?

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 13 at 6:37 am

There is a lot of work ahead for Brad. His tests that show he has no cancer in his bone marrow, central nervous system, etc. and the fact that the mass on his chest are gone ARE all GREAT news. We are very happy for this and know that it is a step in the […]

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January 12

Posted in Uncategorized by Jackie on January, 12 at 5:06 pm

Glad to hear from all of you that have been posting.  It’s been nice spending time with Matt and Jackie over the last couple of weeks.  Still a long way to go, but its nice to share some good news.  Thanks for all of the support!!!
Brad

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