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Wings of eagles
Along time ago in a galaxy far far away I used to work at USC. One of the groups I worked with was involved, for a while, in a project on Catalina Island. This meant I got to go out to Catalina Island pretty regularly for a while, and even better got to spend my
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The cost of chemo
Literally: $23,000 per treatment on average before insurance. Okay, I’m exaggerating. $17,000 of that is for the immunotherapy drug, Rituximab (which was denied by our insurance as not necessary at first; thank you to the City of Hope for fighting that fight for us!). But still. Between medical bills and the sucky economy we sure
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The Little Prince
Chuck had his fourth chemo treatment today. Phew! It’s hard to believe that nine weeks ago we had just started this journey. It seems like years have passed since then. He’s held up really well, and this time was no different. His blood count was good overall, but his hemoglobin levels were a bit low.
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iPhone app awesomeness: Night Camera
The camera on the iPhone is pretty weak in anything other than daylight, let’s be honest. No flash, 2.0 megapixels – it’s okay but good luck with the night shots. Want to beef it up? Try Night Camera. It works its magic by utilizing the accelerometer. And it’s only 99 cents! If you want to
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Slow but steady
This week marked Chuck’s third chemo treatment which means he is officially over the hump – halfway done! The dosage was exactly the same as before but as his tolerance for the Rituxan (immunotherapy drug) is so good, they can push that a lot faster so he finished a good hour earlier than last time.
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