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Last Zane Update for a While, 8/12
Maintenance is going fine, and today his hair really started to come back. (:

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Zane Update, 8/8

Zane began the Maintenance phase today, a very big milestone!  Yay!

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Zane Update, 8/4

Great news!  Zane's immune system is finally recovering really well!

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Zane Update, 8/1
Zane's immune system is not improving very quickly, but his first physical therapy session went great and we found a new part-time nanny for him.

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Zane Update, 7/30

Zane's immune system is still hurting, but getting slowly better.  And he starts physical therapy on Friday.

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Zane Update (sort of), 7/26

Today the Make-A-Wish folks came and we finished up the play-scape, and it is the COOLEST!

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Zane Update, 7/25
Zane's immune system is hurting big-time, but we're almost there.

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Zane Mini-Update, 7/22

Zane's still doing great, ANC was 1330 (for those keeping score) yesterday.

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Zane Update, 7/19

Things are going great!  Zane's counts are great, and he's feeling good!

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Zane Update, 7/14

Great news, Zane's strong enough to begin his last hard-core chemo push.

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Zane (Sort of) Update, 7/12

The new play-scape is in, and it's the COOLEST DAMN THING!  Oh, and Zane's health is doing great too.

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Zane Update, 7/11

We're home, and doing great.

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Zane Update, 7/8

Looking pretty good.  We're staying one more night, but will almost certainly be coming home tomorrow. 

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Zane Update, 7/7

Zane is in the hospital with a low fever and some goo in his lungs, nothing serious we hope.

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Zane Update, 7/4

(by Kate)

Zane's ANC was good (1800), and we're done with the steroids!

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Zane Update, 6/29

(by Kate)

Friday's ANC was very low (380), but treatment was not delayed, and this week's steroids should boost those numbers right up.

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Zane Mini-Update, 6/26

(by Kate)

No fever this morning, so we're in the clear.  Still a low ANC, but he's all better. (:

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Zane Update, 6/25

(by Kate)

Zane has a fever, but he's not being admitted to the hospital.

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Zane Update, 6/20

(by Kate)

Still great news, his counts are great!  He's completely evil and eating the furniture and not sleeping, but he's not getting sick and going into the hospital anytime soon!

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Zane Update, 6/18

(by Kate)

Great news!  Zane's white cells are doing wonderfully!

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Zane Update, 6/13

(by Kate)

Good news all around!  We're finally on to the next phase!

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Zane (Sort of) Update, 6/7

(by Kate)

Ok, this one is just for fun, and barely mentions Zane at all:  The Make-A-Wish Foundation is going to build Zane a deluxe play-scape in the back-yard!!

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Zane Update, 6/6

(by Kate)

Good news today.  Not all we'd hoped, but better than last week.

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Zane Update, 5/31

(by Kate)

Things are getting a little weird again, so here's the latest update.  The good news is he's not sick, the bad news is his immune system is dangerously suppressed, so he may well be soon.

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We're Back
We're Back!  I apologize.  Due to some accounting and contact errors of mine, the site had been shut down for a couple of weeks.  I've started a very slow process to move to different sites.  Zane pictures are already getting posted up at a Picasa web site.

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New pictures of Zane posted in the photo section
There are a few new pictures of Zane in the photo section.  Grandma Melinda came out for a quick visit and took some nice shots of Sam and Zane hanging out.  Hopefully we'll be able to post more pics from this trip soon.

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Last Zane Update, 3/20

(by Kate)

I think this is our last Zane update for a while.  Things are happening much more slowly now, and we're settling in for the long haul.

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Zane Update, 3/17-3/18

(by Kate)

Zane is doing better with a lot of anti-nausea medicine, and starting to walk on his own a little more.

 

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Zane Update, 3/16

(by Kate)

Zane isn't doing as well as he has been.  He's energetic and alert, but eating almost nothing and really moody.  He did take a couple solo steps today, though!

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Zane Update, 3/15

(by Kate)

A great day, with Zane as high energy as we've seen him in ages!  Maybe a little too high in fact... And we found a good semi-nanny (it rolls off the tongue easier than part-time nanny).

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Zane Update, 3/14

(by Kate)

Fantastic news!  Zane's chances of recovery have been increased to 90% after how he's responded to the first batch of chemo!  And it looks like we only have about 4 1/2 more months (instead of the 8 or 9 we expected) of chemo before we enter our "maintenance" phase, which is where everything gets a lot easier.

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Zane Update, 3/13

(by Kate)

A nice calm day.  Sam and I both a little ragged from trying to work around not having a part-time nanny yet.

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Zane Update, 3/12

(by Kate)

Houston, we have remission!  I repeat, we have remission!  We don't find out how thorough the remission is till Friday, but Zane is definitely in remission!

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Zane Update, 3/11

(by Kate)

We were supposed to find out about his marrow test results and his next phase of treatment today, but didn't, so hopefully tomorrow.

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Zane Update, 3/10

(by Kate)

Same old, same old - yipee!

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Zane Update, 3/9

(by Kate)

Another uneventful day, but everything's getting better and better.

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Zane Update, 3/8

(by Kate)

Another good day, no big news.  Zane's walking better and better.

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Zane Update, 3/7

(by Kate)

Surgery went well, and we're home again.  Blood counts looking very good!

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Zane Update, 3/6

(by Kate)

A great night and a great day!  Steroids have worn off really quickly!

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Zane Update, 3/5

(by Kate)

Our worst night ever, but our best day in a long time.

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Zane Update, 3/4

(by Kate)

Zane was feeling good today, but was quite a handful.

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Zane Update, 3/3

(by Kate)

A good day for Zane.  He's feeling some aches in his joints, but is much livelier and playful (when he's not being Hulk Baby).

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Zane Update, 3/2

(by Kate)

A very good day.  Zane's feeling better every day.

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Zane Update, 3/1

(by Kate)

Zane feeling pretty good today, but his hair is falling out finally.

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Zane Update, 2/29

(by Kate)

Zane feeling a little better today.

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Zane Update, 2/28

(by Kate)

Zane had chemo today, and his blood counts came back looking great!  He's feeling like poop today, but his MARROW is feeling like a million bucks. (:

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Zane Update, 2/27

(by Kate)

A good day over-all.  Found a great babysitter, and got a good lead on a part-time nanny.

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Zane Update, 2/25 - 2/26

(by Kate)

We're out of the hospital again, and doing pretty well in the new house.

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We're Moved!
Just letting everyone know that we are now officially at the new house.

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Zane Update, 2/24

(by Kate)

Another quiet day, hopefully our last one at the hospital.

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Zane Update, 2/23

(by Kate)

Another quiet day at the hospital - no news being good news. 

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Zane Update, 2/22

(by Kate)

A pretty low-energy day, but improving.

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Zane Update, 2/21

(by Kate)

A good day at the hospital, but not home yet.

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Zane Update, 2/20

(by Kate)

A good day at the hospital, no fever or high blood pressure.  Not going home yet, though.

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Zane Update, 2/19

(by Kate)

Back in the hospital - again.  Nothing serious, just precautionary.  But the bone marrow is looking really good.

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Zane Update, 2/18

(by Kate)

A good day at home.

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Amazon Wish List for Zane, and Baby Wigs
A wish list for Zane, and a very funny baby wig site.

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Zane Update, 2/17

(by Kate)

We're home again, yay!  Zane doing ok, but he's on blood-pressure medication now.

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Zane Update, 2/16

(by Kate)

Still in the hospital, but doing well.

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Zane Update, 2/14

(by Kate)

A very good day at home!  

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Zane Update, 2/15

(by Kate)

Back in the hospital, hopefully not for long.

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Zane Update, 2/13

(by Kate)

Chemo and biopsy over with.

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Zane Update, 2/12

(By Kate)

We're home!

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Zane Update 2/11

(by Sam)

A doctor said that Zane looks like he'll be ready to come home tomorrow.  If he's still clear of fever (no sign since Sunday), can eat (he's done that since Thursday), drink (last Wednesday) and poop (last Saturday), he's coming home!

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Zane Update, 2/10

(by Kate) 

The latest news about Zane.

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Zane's Leukemia, Summary of 2/4 - 2/9

(by Kate)

A summary of the first few days after Zane was diagnosed with leukemia.  There will be more updates later as time and energy permit.

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