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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October 24th, 2009 | Tags: diarrhea, Dr. Boop, Dr. Gajjar, Dr. Wisoff, fundraising, H1N1, Hickman line, hydrocephalus, lumbar puncture, metastasis, St. Jude, subcutaneous port, TPN, VP shunt | Category: Chemotherapy, Diagnosis, Effects of Cancer and Treatment, Lessons on Medicine, Neurological Deficits, Neurosurgery, Occupational Therapy, Post-Neurosurgery, Radiation, Speech Therapy, Treatment, Understanding Hospitals | 5 comments
We have finally figured out an enormously important piece of Colin’s complicated oncological puzzle. Like August 17th, 2009 | Tags: diarrhea, metastasis, neutropenia, NYU Medical Center, St. Jude | Category: Chemotherapy, Complications, Decisions, Effects of Cancer and Treatment, Second Opinions, Understanding Hospitals | Leave a comment
Well, the official read of Thursday’s MRI is in: no metastasis! Like August 17th, 2009 | Tags: Mass General, metastasis, NYU Medical Center, proton therapy, St. Jude | Category: Chemotherapy, Decisions, Diagnosis, Interpreting MRIs, Radiation, Second Opinions | Leave a comment
Colorblind James Experience is much more obscure than Paul Simon, but fortunately they have a MySpace page, so anyone unfamiliar with the band can find their tune “Considering a Move to Memphis” online. Like August 16th, 2009 | Tags: Dr. Finlay, Dr. Gajjar, Dr. Gardner, ependymoma, metastasis, NYU Medical Center, oncology, St. Jude | Category: Chemotherapy, Decisions, Diagnosis, Lessons on Medicine, Second Opinions | Leave a comment
Colin has been at the center of a whirlwind of activity. Like August 15th, 2009 | Tags: Dana Farber, metastasis, NYU Medical Center, pseudomeningocele, Ronald McDonald House, sibling support, St. Jude, VP shunt | Category: Chemotherapy, Decisions, Diagnosis, Effects of Cancer and Treatment, Interpreting MRIs, Local Color, Perspective on Cancer, Radiation, Second Opinions, Understanding Hospitals | Leave a comment
The weekend has been eventful in many ways, and Colin now hovers at the brink of the next step in his treatment, installation of the shunt and replacement mediport. Like August 9th, 2009 | Tags: diarrhea, fungemia, metastasis, neurological effects, NYU Medical Center, VP shunt | Category: Chemotherapy, Complications, Effects of Cancer and Treatment, Lessons on Medicine, Understanding Hospitals | Leave a comment
Colin may have a budding career as a Geico caveman, or perhaps a more mundane sideshow act as a wolf boy. Like July 31st, 2009 | Tags: Dr. Allen, ependymoma, G-tube, hydrocephalus, insurance, lumbar puncture, Memorial Sloane Kettering, metastasis, NYU Medical Center, steroids, swallowing | Category: Chemotherapy, Decisions, Diagnosis, Effects of Cancer and Treatment, Local Color, Music Therapy, Neurological Deficits, Neurosurgery, Perspective on Cancer, Radiation, Rehabilitation, Understanding Hospitals | Leave a comment
On Wednesday, Colin was scheduled to repeat the swallow study, though it was widely thought that he would likely fail. Like July 24th, 2009 | Tags: Aidan, ependymoma, G-tube, Head Start, hydrocephalus, lumbar puncture, Memorial Sloan Kettering, metastasis, NYU Medical Center, oncology, posterior fossa syndrome, Ronald McDonald House, swallowing, VP shunt | Category: Chemotherapy, Decisions, Diagnosis, Effects of Cancer and Treatment, Music Therapy, Neurological Deficits, Perspective on Cancer, Rehabilitation, Understanding Hospitals | Leave a comment
The unlayering of knowledge and understanding that comes with the process of an unfolding medical situation is distressing, frustrating and immutable. Like July 19th, 2009 | Tags: Aidan, Dr. Wisoff, G-tube, metastasis, neurological effects, posterior fossa syndrome, Ronald McDonald House, swallowing | Category: Decisions, Diagnosis, Interpreting MRIs, Lessons on Medicine, Local Color, Neurological Deficits, Perspective on Cancer, Understanding Hospitals | Leave a comment
Dr. Wisoff gave us a quick post-surgical report, even before surgery was over (Dr. Harter was overseeing the closing procedure). Like July 14th, 2009 | Tags: Aidan, Dr. Harter, Dr. Wisoff, facial paralysis, hearing loss, hydrocephalus, metastasis, NYU Medical Center, posterior fossa syndrome, sedation, swallowing | Category: Neurological Deficits, Perspective on Cancer, Post-Neurosurgery | Leave a comment
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