Once you choose hope, anything is possible..
Did you know, this year, about 562,340 Americans are expected to die of cancer, more than 1,500 people a day. Cancer is currently the second most common cause of death in the US, exceeded only by heart disease. In the US, cancer accounts for nearly 1 of every 4 deaths. Because of this, it’s important [...]
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Well there’s already a month gone in 2010 so we thought we’d give you a quick update on what’s been going on with us so far in 2010!
This new year started off in a bad way as my dad ended up having to be taken to the hospital for a collapsed lung. He was in [...]
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It’s official. Casey will have his one Chemotherapy treatment this Thursday at 1pm. The treatment will last for about two hours. He will most likely feel sick for two to three weeks while his body repairs itself. His blood counts will get low, and that’s where most of the symptoms will come from. He will [...]
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Update on Pathology Results
Dr. Atluri consulted with Harvard Medical School for a third opinion on Casey’s pathology results. The tumor was completely Seminoma! That means that he only has to have one 48 hour treatment of Carboplatin. We are beyond thankful to everyone who kept us in our their thoughts and prayers. The prayers worked [...]
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So as you know we’ve been waiting for the past two weeks for our appointment with the urologist who was supposed to tell us more information about the RPLND surgery that I was supposed to have (instead of the chemo) to make sure there’s absolutely no cancer left my body. Well looks like I may [...]
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The news: We just saw the oncologist Dr. Atluri at Leo Jenkins Cancer Center for the second time. When we saw her last week she was waiting on more information from the Oncologist we saw in Rocky Mount. Once she reviewed Casey’s case more thoroughly, and discussed it with her colleagues they decided that chemotherapy [...]
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Casey will be checked into the hospital in the morning to begin his Chemotherapy. So many thoughts are running through my head and I thought writing them down would be the easiest way to clear my head. Casey has always been my rock, when the world felt like it was falling down around us, he [...]
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