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Dear Friends, Lee’s condition has grown progressively worse over the past few days. We’ve begun hospice care as we believe she will soon be passing into Heaven. I honestly don’t know when the time will come. It could be a … Continue reading

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I’m thrilled to report to you all that we’ve received news of a marvelous blessing regarding the school that our children began attending just a few weeks ago. The tuition is paid in full!! We learned yesterday that the amount … Continue reading

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Dearest Friends and Family, This is a message I never wanted to have to send. Many of you will recall that we had “Black Thursday” back in May when we learned that the cancer had spread to Lee’s liver. Today, … Continue reading

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Dear Friends, I continue to be amazed at the wonderful and touching ways we have been blessed by your outpouring love and care. May God bless you all richly in return! I know you are praying for us because I … Continue reading

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Yesterday we spent most of the day in Denver exploring an anti-cancer therapy called Selective Internal Radiation Therapy. You can learn more about this at this website: http://www.sirtex.com/ It’s truly amazing what we are learning about the creative ways doctors … Continue reading

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We met with Dr. Young today. He gave us two options to consider. First, to try a drug called Erbitux. And second, to try an oral chemotherapy drug called Xeloda. We chose the first one. We liked the first option … Continue reading

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We just got off the phone with the Dr. about the results of the CT scan Lee had last Friday. Everything seems to have grown. This is distressing, but not as much of a blow as earlier occasions when we … Continue reading

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We learned today that we would have no insurance coverage of any costs related to the clinical trial drug. I have no idea what the costs would be for administration of the drug. My sense is that we’d be able … Continue reading

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We met with a new oncologist today for an initial screening to see if Lee can get into a clinical trial for a new monoclonal antibody drug that is showing some promise against colon cancer. Pending satisfactory results with blood-work, … Continue reading

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Let me just start by thanking you all for your prayers and expressions of love and concern. I hope I’m not beginning to sound repetitive, because they mean so much to us. We have been overwhelmed with the kindness! When … Continue reading

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