Saturday, June 18, 2011

One Day at a Time...

On Wednesday June 15, Deborah was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. This diagnosis was completely unexpected and only resulted from an abnormal blood count at a general physical.  A bone marrow biopsy confirmed this diagnosis.  On Thursday, Deborah and Stephen traveled to St. Louis where Deborah was admitted to Barnes Jewish Hospital.  Deborah begins chemotherapy sometime next week.  

This blog will be written by Deborah and her family.  We will try to post updates regularly.

For our dear family and friends who would like to contact Deborah directly, please use the following:
<Full Patient Name and Room Number>
4921 Parkview Place, Shoenberg Pavillion
St. Louis, MO 63110

To call Deborah at the hospital, dial 314-362-5460 and provide name and room number.  Otherwise, please call Stephen on his cell or, for the time being, Deborah is also accessible via her cell. 

Needless to say, we are in shock.  We haven't yet determined how we will deal with this situation; the best we can do is deal with it one day at a time.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 19, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Deborah, Stephen

    This was a shock indeed and taking one day at a time is very good philosophy. Please be assured of my love and support during this stressful time. Deborah, I know you will win this battle - I know your courage and determination only to well.

    Mom

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  2. donnaJune 20, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Deborah,Stephen,Alana,Daniel and Saul,
    sending our love and support to you. We will do what we can to help out. Deborah i know that you are under the best care and happy to hear you will start chemo ASAP. It's not the kind of news anyone wants to hear, and the only way get thru this is one day at a time.
    It made me laugh when Stephen told me that you asked the staff to let you sleep (I LOVE patients like you)!
    David and I will look forward to a visit this summer. Perhaps Daniel can whip some BBQ up and also watch a couple of soccer games!!
    Thanks Alana for setting this blog site up,it just took me a day to figure it out! We will keep in touch.
    love and huge hugs from us
    Donna and David

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  3. AnnJune 23, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    The Blackmans send our thoughts and prayers. Stay strong and keep the positive attitude.

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  4. Laura ClowerJune 27, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Dear Deborah:

    The entire Clower-Cooper family is thinking about you, Stephen, Saul and the rest of your family. Let us know if there is anything we can do here in C-U to be of help to you.

    All the best,

    Laura, Lance, Duncan, Sarah & Patrick

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