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Firefighter Battles Cancer: September 2013
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Sunday, September 8, 2013. Opening Prayer for Texas Firewalkers 9/11 Memorial Stairclimb. September 8, 2013. Welcome everyone - so wonderful to have such a great turn out for the Texas FireWalkers memorial stair climb. For those that do not know me, My name is Tom Harkins, I was a Volly in NY and here in Texas. I have now dedicated my life to the Chaplaincy with the Texas Firewalkers,I am here for you. And a big thank you to Pee Wee for giving me this opportunity. In Romans 5:3, it reads:. This is not a ...
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Firefighter Battles Cancer: June 2015
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Wednesday, June 24, 2015. It's been over a year now since we first started the testing routine again, and found out that Tex's lymphoma had returned. Shortly after 4th of July he had started chemo up again. It's been a year. A really, really long year. Too many blood draws, and tests, and scans, and port being accessed, and hospitalizations. Battles with reactions to bug bites, and months of bronchitis and pneumonia, and reactions to medications. In my purse, I have the CD of the latest CT scan. One thin...
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Firefighter Battles Cancer: July 2014
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Thursday, July 24, 2014. Here we go. again. So we start another round of chemotherapy. That's not being said flippantly. This is a more aggressive treatment this time around. Thankfully, one of the chemo drugs used last time as part of a trial, is now FDA approved, and that is one of 4 that is in this go around. Plus the god-forsaken Nuelasta shot. There was some good news! Guess there might be something to that eating healthy and being active stuff the doctors preach after all! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Firefighter Battles Cancer: August 2014
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Friday, August 29, 2014. And the hits just keep on comin'. Nothing can ever go easy. I think it's an actual law of physics at this point. Just as we're getting settled into the routine, something has to come along and mess with it. He's back at the doctor today with sore back, neck and headache. I know I'll have to make some time somewhere to go in, the twinges in my back aren't getting any better and the Alleve isn't working as good as it did the first couple days. Now just to find the time to d...Used ...
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Firefighter Battles Cancer: Follow Up at MD Anderson and the Holly Daze
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Sunday, December 28, 2014. Follow Up at MD Anderson and the Holly Daze. We finally did get the debacle at MD Anderson straightened out. And they were falling all over themselves with apologies. That's fine and good, but it still meant another trip there. We drove down on Monday, and had a day of tests and doctor appointments. Received some good news too! After the new year we will go back and find out what treatment plan he has come up with and which study we will participate in. We'll update with weddin...
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Firefighter Battles Cancer: February 2015
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Monday, February 9, 2015. Into the swing of things. It's been awhile since I've updated. been busy dealing with MD Anderson and their screwy way of doing things, if they can make it the most difficult way possible, they will - and then try to one up themselves. After months and months of run around with insurance and getting all the ducks in a row, Tex did start on the study drugs last week. We've committed to weekly visits to Houston for the next year-ish. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Code 3 for a Cure.
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Firefighter Battles Cancer: Into the swing of things
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Monday, February 9, 2015. Into the swing of things. It's been awhile since I've updated. been busy dealing with MD Anderson and their screwy way of doing things, if they can make it the most difficult way possible, they will - and then try to one up themselves. After months and months of run around with insurance and getting all the ducks in a row, Tex did start on the study drugs last week. We've committed to weekly visits to Houston for the next year-ish. Cure for Childhood Cancer Supporters (FB page).
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Firefighter Battles Cancer: May 2014
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Thursday, May 8, 2014. We all wish we had not seen some of the thing we did; whether you were on a Paid or Volly Department . I also had the "pleasure" of seeing an infusion room more than I wanted. Two years cancer free and today, while accompanying a family member to a doctor's appointment, I saw my first infusion room since that time. I wasn't in there. When I got home, I needed to think this out and ask myself a few questions. I was in my comfort zone. I looked around and my eyes focused on the "...
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Firefighter Battles Cancer: Always The Hero
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He has recently started sending emails regarding his Chemo treatments, which detail his days, his encounters with "Bertha", the German head nurse you don't dare cross, and his visits with other patients at the center. He has been blessed he does not suffer from some of the horrific side effects that can happen. We both wonder what that means… are the treatments working? His blood work comes back good. We have questions, but there is hope. Sure there are good days and not so good days, there are s...Pipen...
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Firefighter Battles Cancer: November 2014
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014. I know I missed an update - been trying to gather my thoughts together on what to write and how to write it. And the more I gather, the more they scatter! Head is still reeling from some information the doc just dropped on us. and I'm trying to reconcile to myself - does it really matter that we didn't get this information before? And I'm coming up with Yes, yes it does. I don't know - and all these questions were written down and handed to him - and ignored so far. On the f...
