July 22
Well, lucky Brad has an infection from all the antibiotics he received during his chemo treatment…so he is taking MORE antibiotics to get rid of that. This man can practically LICK the handrails on the CTA and be just fine with all the medicine he takes.
Read More..>>July 19
Well, Brad is home and ENJOYING the evening air horns from the construction on the CTA brown line trains. Gotta love it….actually I do.
He taught Matt to say he is “hanging out” with dad and I am sure there will be some father-son Wii action later.
July 16
All settled in on the penthouse floor with an east view! Brad can see Navy Pier, the park on Chicago, and endless lake views. it is pretty crowded here but having private rooms make things really nice.
Matt and Brad are hanging out playing golf in Brad’s room. Matt loves to hit the ball with his […]
Finally in!
Well, Brad has been trying to check in to Prentice since Monday morning and he just got a call now that there is a bed available.-the place was booked. In a way, that makes me feel even more confident in the docs at NMH if so many people go there for their care. So now […]
Read More..>>July 13
Slight delay in plans. Brad did not start his last treatment last week as anticipated. His doctor was waiting for his counts to come up from the last cycle and they were still a bit low. (Quick cancer lesson=chemo attacks the bone marrow, where blood cells are made. That is supposed to happen; however, each […]
Read More..>>Opá!
Well, it has been 9 months since Brad’s PICC line( aka..two IV ports hanging from his right arm) was put in and he has called in the warranty due to a leak. Our good friends at NMH swapped out the old line for a new line. It turned out to be an easy procedure so […]
Read More..>>July 6
Let’s get ready for the LAST cycle of chemo….Brad is going in early this week for cycle #8 (or 7-1/2). To prepare…we had a family feast at Murphy Dog…love it!! We are hoping for a smooth week with lots of water weight gain from the medicines. This cycle is the fun one where Brad will […]
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