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- September 26, 2013 at 2:53 am
It has been several months since i was last looking over the boards and posting comments. We were scheduled to start a PD1 trial July 11 but that had to be canceled due to Keri getting DVT in left leg at 1 am that morning. Since then she has had surgery for the DVT against several doctors suggestions, After the surgery she did have a rough time and we went into hospoice care. Hospice worked with us on pain management for a few weeks and we thought she was climbing back up the hill. A few weeks later she was having sever pain attacks in the abdomen area. We went back into hospice for 10 days and on the 8th day she woke up feeling fine with no pain and a appetite. We have been back home since working on eating little meals each day and keeping pain under control. Her pain now is controled by a PCA pump. Today was a big day for us. Keri came out of Hospice care for a 3 rd time since her diagnosed Stage 4 in Dec 2012 and will be returning to Moffitt Sept 26 to get scans, tests, and a plan of treatment. She has been a miracle to all of us. She said 1 week again if i am going i want to go fighting. She is not 100% but she has been through 3 surgeries and told she wouldnt make it several times. I say all this to everyone so you can know not to every give up. She has been determined since the beginning to fight and now we are back again. I feel so blessed to have her in my life and cant wait for the doctors plans on Thursday.
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- September 26, 2013 at 3:12 am
Brian,
She does sound like a fighter! I'll be keeping you two in my prayers this week. There have been some great comeback stories on here recently. Hopefully you guys will be writing the next great success story. Please update us after your appointment on Thursday.
Brian
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- September 26, 2013 at 3:12 am
Brian,
She does sound like a fighter! I'll be keeping you two in my prayers this week. There have been some great comeback stories on here recently. Hopefully you guys will be writing the next great success story. Please update us after your appointment on Thursday.
Brian
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- September 26, 2013 at 3:12 am
Brian,
She does sound like a fighter! I'll be keeping you two in my prayers this week. There have been some great comeback stories on here recently. Hopefully you guys will be writing the next great success story. Please update us after your appointment on Thursday.
Brian
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- September 26, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Encouraging! May the continued positive results continue…I’ll be praying for that. Best wishes!!Josh
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- September 27, 2013 at 5:03 pm
Brain, thank you so much for taking the time to update us about Keri's condition. I have been thinking about you both lately and have been desperately hoping that Keri was finally able to catch some good luck for a change. It sounds like she has. You, as her primary caregiver, must be doing an incredible job of caring for her, encouraging her, researching her options and cheering her on. You must love each other very much!
I will be praying that these most recent scans and doctor conferences go well and that she can finally get started on a new treatment plan. Give her a hug from me ((HUG)) and tell her that she has the heart of a tiger!
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- April 17, 2014 at 8:40 pm
POW…Well i have not been around for awhile now. Keri passed on Oct.26,2013. She had an incredible quality of life even up to Oct 23. On Oct 23 we made a trip to Moffit for a visit, went to lunch and went to dinner. On the 24th she just didnt seem right. We called Hospice to come visit. They said with all the rallys that we wittnessed over the months that she probably stood a great chance to shake what was not right. This would not be the case. I have been torn since then about it all. I know that all the discomfort, pain, that she was having is no more but I still look daily for her calls on where we are going to dinner ( we went out every night ) and what time will i be home. I sometimes feel selfish but then I think she won. She is in no more pain and can smile everyday. thanks for all the encouragement that you gave.
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- April 17, 2014 at 8:40 pm
POW…Well i have not been around for awhile now. Keri passed on Oct.26,2013. She had an incredible quality of life even up to Oct 23. On Oct 23 we made a trip to Moffit for a visit, went to lunch and went to dinner. On the 24th she just didnt seem right. We called Hospice to come visit. They said with all the rallys that we wittnessed over the months that she probably stood a great chance to shake what was not right. This would not be the case. I have been torn since then about it all. I know that all the discomfort, pain, that she was having is no more but I still look daily for her calls on where we are going to dinner ( we went out every night ) and what time will i be home. I sometimes feel selfish but then I think she won. She is in no more pain and can smile everyday. thanks for all the encouragement that you gave.
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- April 17, 2014 at 8:40 pm
POW…Well i have not been around for awhile now. Keri passed on Oct.26,2013. She had an incredible quality of life even up to Oct 23. On Oct 23 we made a trip to Moffit for a visit, went to lunch and went to dinner. On the 24th she just didnt seem right. We called Hospice to come visit. They said with all the rallys that we wittnessed over the months that she probably stood a great chance to shake what was not right. This would not be the case. I have been torn since then about it all. I know that all the discomfort, pain, that she was having is no more but I still look daily for her calls on where we are going to dinner ( we went out every night ) and what time will i be home. I sometimes feel selfish but then I think she won. She is in no more pain and can smile everyday. thanks for all the encouragement that you gave.
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- April 18, 2014 at 11:59 am
Oh, Brian, I am so sorry to hear about Keri! The two of you were an incredible team and you were able to fight this damn disease to a standstill again and again. Keri had many more months of a good quality of life than the doctors ever thought possible. I call that a success.
I hope you are surrounded by loving and supportive family and friends and that you can take comfort in knowing that you did your very best for Keri for as long as you could. Now its time to take care of Brian. Treat yourself with kindness and patience during this difficult time.
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- April 18, 2014 at 11:59 am
Oh, Brian, I am so sorry to hear about Keri! The two of you were an incredible team and you were able to fight this damn disease to a standstill again and again. Keri had many more months of a good quality of life than the doctors ever thought possible. I call that a success.
I hope you are surrounded by loving and supportive family and friends and that you can take comfort in knowing that you did your very best for Keri for as long as you could. Now its time to take care of Brian. Treat yourself with kindness and patience during this difficult time.
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- April 18, 2014 at 11:59 am
Oh, Brian, I am so sorry to hear about Keri! The two of you were an incredible team and you were able to fight this damn disease to a standstill again and again. Keri had many more months of a good quality of life than the doctors ever thought possible. I call that a success.
I hope you are surrounded by loving and supportive family and friends and that you can take comfort in knowing that you did your very best for Keri for as long as you could. Now its time to take care of Brian. Treat yourself with kindness and patience during this difficult time.
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- September 27, 2013 at 5:03 pm
Brain, thank you so much for taking the time to update us about Keri's condition. I have been thinking about you both lately and have been desperately hoping that Keri was finally able to catch some good luck for a change. It sounds like she has. You, as her primary caregiver, must be doing an incredible job of caring for her, encouraging her, researching her options and cheering her on. You must love each other very much!
I will be praying that these most recent scans and doctor conferences go well and that she can finally get started on a new treatment plan. Give her a hug from me ((HUG)) and tell her that she has the heart of a tiger!
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- September 27, 2013 at 5:03 pm
Brain, thank you so much for taking the time to update us about Keri's condition. I have been thinking about you both lately and have been desperately hoping that Keri was finally able to catch some good luck for a change. It sounds like she has. You, as her primary caregiver, must be doing an incredible job of caring for her, encouraging her, researching her options and cheering her on. You must love each other very much!
I will be praying that these most recent scans and doctor conferences go well and that she can finally get started on a new treatment plan. Give her a hug from me ((HUG)) and tell her that she has the heart of a tiger!
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