by Ross Hamil | Dec 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Donate Now I’d like you to meet Josh Lowe, a member of our extended family. Right now, he’s facing a daunting challenge – a serious brain tumor requiring urgent surgery. The family is in the midst of a tough battle with the insurance company to...
by lonniehamil | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Update on Jacky Rigney; Jacky’s test were great! No other cancer. He has plaque in his right artery that will be treated with medication. The tumor has not grown in over a month. They may not do surgery immediately like was first thought. Thank you for your...
by lonniehamil | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Good News on Henry, from his dad: Good morning my friends. We got the latest biopsy results and Henry is cancer free! In and of itself this is awesome news. And hopefully now they’ll be able to use the unrelated donor. If they use the unrelated donor we should be...
by lonniehamil | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Well today is the day. Joe Conn is finally able to have his heart bypass surgery. It will either be a triple or quintuple. They’ll know once they get in there. He’s first on the list this morning. Surgery should take 4-6 hours. He’s pretty calm Please keep him in your...
by lonniehamil | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
From Billy’s post: An update on my health last Friday I finished round 4 of chemo. I have had some side effects, but only one that was bad I will talk to the doctor about it on my next appointment. Other than that I am doing alright. Thank you for all the...
by lonniehamil | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
News on Kaleb Hockenberry. My apologies, I haven’t heard anything in a while and should have checked! From Julie, his mother: “We finally got to bring Kaleb home, with David continuing his IV antibiotics again. Over the last month, Kaleb has undergone 3 kidney...
by lonniehamil | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
I had just spent an hour in the bank with my father, as he had to transfer some money. I couldn’t resist asking: “Dad, why don’t we activate your internet banking?” “Why would I do that?” he replied. “Because then you wont...
by lonniehamil | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
This from Jacky’s post: “For several months I’ve been having symptoms that made me think I had either had a mild stroke or was in danger of having a stroke. I had an MRI of my head done on October 16th. They found a brain tumor near my cerebellum. I have more...
by lonniehamil | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Good morning. I have an update from transplant. The doctor and transplant coordinator came by this morning and went over the next steps. Today Hen will begin another course of chemotherapy. One will be given IV for 5 days and the other is a pill he will take for 28...
by lonniehamil | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Hen’s better today. He didn’t make it 24 hours out of the hospital before he had to come back. Hopefully he’ll get to go to the apartment tomorrow. If he’s fever free. Next message:Still in the hospital. Hen’s stomach is killing him and the...
