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Just Another Step
johnkelley1307
Dec 31, 20232 min read
Another Step
As many of you know, Kathleen passed away a few weeks ago on December 10th. I, her son John, created this blog and helped her manage it,...
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johnkelley1307
Nov 21, 20233 min read
Two steps backwards and one step forward
November 21, 2023 This is not the update I wanted to give everyone today. I wanted to tell you how great the hotel was going to be! How...
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johnkelley1307
Nov 13, 20234 min read
Gold Star!
November 8, 2023 I think I get a gold star for the past couple of weeks. Last week I completed my COBRA paperwork; did my disability...
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johnkelley1307
Oct 28, 20231 min read
We have a date?!
Things are good! Not much to report except that it looks like we have a date for the bone marrow transplant. From the information we’ve...
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johnkelley1307
Oct 14, 20234 min read
Sunrise
10/14/23 It’s been a relatively noneventful past couple of weeks with a notable exception. To recap: · I haven’t been in the...
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johnkelley1307
Sep 30, 20234 min read
The Frustrating Week did Turn Around
9/30/23 Everything is good – really – but it’s been a bit of a frustrating week. Because of the chemo and the way it works, I have low...
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johnkelley1307
Sep 26, 20232 min read
Kathleen 1, Kathleen’s Car 0
September 26, 2023 Sorry for not keeping up better with the blog. I know many of you are thinking “Did she get home from the hospital?” ...
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johnkelley1307
Sep 14, 20232 min read
Have I told you about my car?
9/14/23 Have I told you about my car? There was a nasty summer storm on July 29 that had a lot of wind. Somehow, a branch went around...
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johnkelley1307
Sep 5, 20233 min read
It is really about the adversity
September 5, 2023 The last time we checked in with our heroine, she had had a rough but fantastic day. She had a bone marrow biopsy and...
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johnkelley1307
Aug 27, 20232 min read
I'm Finally Home!
8/27/23 They released me from the hospital Friday night around 6:30 or so to go home. It was quite the departure for several reasons....
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johnkelley1307
Aug 19, 20233 min read
I'm still here. Boo.
8/19/23 I know, I know! I’m not supposed to be here anymore, I’m supposed to be at home, on my couch watching tv, eating my own food and...
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johnkelley1307
Aug 12, 20232 min read
At My Lowest White Blood Cell Count
August 12, 2023 Things are pretty much the same as they were last week for me: I still have literally no white blood cells and I feel,...
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johnkelley1307
Aug 5, 20232 min read
I'm OK!
August 5, 2023 A quick note to let everyone know I’m ok! This has been an interesting week – I did have a bout of “not feeling well”,...
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johnkelley1307
Jul 28, 20232 min read
Wash, Rinse, Repeat
July 28, 2023 Everyone should be glad to know that I did have a summer vacation this year. It was spent sleeping in my own bed, cooking...
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johnkelley1307
Jul 22, 20232 min read
Good News and Bad News
July 22, 2023 The Good news is that I get to go home from the hospital today. It’s been 29 days, and I’m ready to go. I’ll miss the...
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johnkelley1307
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Sunshine
7/12/23 Yesterday the head of the unit came by and offered to take me to the garden located in the cardiac care building. I had done...
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johnkelley1307
Jul 8, 20232 min read
Two Weeks In
July 8, 2023 Not much to say about this second week in the hospital. Things have been going well and I have generally felt OK. I’ve...
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johnkelley1307
Jul 3, 20232 min read
Waiting
July 3, 2023 Have you seen the viral videos of bottles rolling down stone steps? Andrew Kelley and David love to watch these. There are...
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johnkelley1307
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Wait, What?
June 30, 2023 Yeah, it’s been hard to keep up with communications and the like and this isn’t something I’m really interested in talking...
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johnkelley1307
Jun 29, 20232 min read
Where am I? June 29, 2023
Metaphorically? Physically? Emotionally? Let’s not get too detailed. Right now I’m at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Virginia. I had a bone...
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