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This post is in: Balloon Juice, Bleg, Open Threads
ghost cat wrote to us with a problem, hoping we could offer advice on how to re-home her 4 bonded cats that she desperately does not want to give up. With your help, we hope to be able to do one better than that, because rehoming the cats would solve one problem but would most likely …
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by David Anderson| 46 Comments
This post is in: Anderson On Health Insurance, Claire Updates, Fuck Cancer
Good morning — Just a bit of good news. Claire got discharged from the hospital late on Monday night after her 4th round of chemo and treatment. As of last night, her appetite and energy is pretty good. She’ll get to spend, assuming no setbacks, at least through New Years at her house with her …
by David Anderson| 38 Comments
This post is in: Claire Updates, Fuck Cancer
For many pediatric cancer patients like Claire who have leukemia or other blood diseases, a bone marrow transplant becomes a critical part of their treatment. While Claire’s doctors hope to continue to rely only on chemotherapy for Claire’s treatments, changes in her condition and the threat of relapse in the months and years to come …
by David Anderson| 42 Comments
This post is in: Anderson On Health Insurance, Claire Updates, Fuck Cancer
Hi everyone — Just another update about my niece. She wrapped up Round 2 of chemo and ancillary therapies at CHOP two weeks ago. She was able to get back home to see her little sister and grandma for roughly ten days. By the time that she had to go back to the hospital for …
by David Anderson| 36 Comments
This post is in: Claire Updates, Fuck Cancer
Good afternoon everybody. I just want to give you all a quick update on Claire, my niece. She is finishing up her second big round of chemo. It kicked her ass. She is exhausted and not feeling too well and she has lost her appetite. Right now, she is getting supportive care to get her …
by David Anderson| 96 Comments
This post is in: Anderson On Health Insurance, Balloon Juice, Bleg, Claire Updates, Fuck Cancer
As the week wraps up, I want to give you all an update on my niece, Claire. She is wrapping up her round of chemo shortly. The technical term that can be used around 9 year olds is that chemo is a butt kicker. She is Philadelphia at the moment and adjusting to the changes …
by David Anderson| 93 Comments
This post is in: Anderson On Health Insurance, Balloon Juice, Bleg, Fuck Cancer, Open Threads, Readership Capture
Thank you. That is all I can really say right now. Thank you. You all have made life a bit easier for my niece and her parents. I am overwhelmed and amazed and stunned at how generous you all are. Thank you. I hope that I never have to come back and ask again …