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Colin enjoyed three nights on the prowl (i.e. outpatient) before a planned admission on Friday for chemo to start on Saturday.
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Colin had a great day today.
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Today, Colin was definitely less sleepy although still quite congested and having a hard time keeping his oxygen saturation high enough.
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On Monday, Colin had surgery to install a G-tube (a second bionic belly button next to the organic original) and perform a fundoplication, which serves to prevent reflux.
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The unlayering of knowledge and understanding that comes with the process of an unfolding medical situation is distressing, frustrating and immutable.
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This evening, Dr. Wisoff sat down and showed us the comparisons of the pre-op and post-op MRIs.
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Dr. Wisoff gave us a quick post-surgical report, even before surgery was over (Dr. Harter was overseeing the closing procedure).
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Colin just went into surgery and we should expect to hear word from Dr. Wisoff on the success of the resection from him.
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There is no such thing as certainty.
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Today, Colin enjoyed another family get-together.
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Help Colin, Support St. Jude Colin has received the bulk of his care at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which performs invaluable research on childhood cancers and other lifethreatening illnesses and provides its services absolutely free of charge to all patients. We ask that you consider St. Jude for your charitable giving to help reduce suffering and improve the lives of children across the world.
Many of Colin's supporters have donated to St. Jude through Mom's St. Jude Heroes fundraising site (an artifact of the marathon in December), www.mystjudeheroes.org/colin.
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