http://alansarmy.org Strength in Numbers Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:50:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Greetings dear friends, I have been remiss in updating you however life has been very full. I am once again at Frankfurt airport with a longish layover so I am taking this opportunity to write. I have had some trouble with my Blackberry since yesterday but hopefully it will limp along ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/12/12/update-68-for-alans-army/ Dear friends, Greetings from Frankfurt, Germany! It is about 10 AM here and I have flown in from Nuremberg and am awaiting my flight home to Philadelphia. I have unexpectedly received a Happy Birthday present and been upgraded to First Class! This will make the 9+ hours of flight more enjoyable, ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/11/08/update-67-for-alans-army/ Hi all! Last week Alan had his blood pressure checked sans-Hydrochlorothiazide. It was "perfect" so he now has one less daily pill to take. Today we saw the neurosurgeon in Philly, who removed the tumor and installed the shunt way back when, for a check-up. All is well, he wants another MRI ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/11/04/update-66-for-alans-army/ All - a prayer concern: Our dear friend from down south, Stan McDaniel, reports that his wife Diane had a stroke last Monday. The stroke was relatively minor and she should have a full recovery but the doctors are concerned about a possible underlying condition that caused it. Diane will be ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/10/27/update-65-for-alans-army/ I'm happy to report that Alan has now finished chemo set #3 without incident other than on Monday night where he said he didn't sleep very well. It is Saturday afternoon and we are at the church right now for our "directory" photo. We've had the photos taken, now we are ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/10/26/update-64-for-alans-army/ A fast update: Alan did not sleep well the first night of chemo.  He said he didn't get to sleep until after 4 AM.  Last night he did somewhat better.  So far no nausea issues. Yesterday was his "in town" mobility lesson with the instructor from the Commission for the Blind.  For ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/10/22/update-63-for-alans-army/ All,  I made a schedule error.  Alan's mobility training with his cane in Princeton was not yesterday.  It is scheduled for this coming Tuesday. Please note the below communication from my sister-in-law Renee: "Mass emailing is usually not my cup of tea but when you need to reach a large group of people, ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/10/17/update-62-for-alans-army/ OK dear friends, we saw the medical-oncologist today. The MRI that was done back in September looks perfect.  No tumor, no problems. Alan's bloodwork done today at their office is perfect, no bad counts, no problems. They weren't at all concerned about the single night of headache and throwing up on day 4 ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/10/14/update-61-for-alans-army/ Dear friends, Well this has been a long time coming, but life has been very frantic and the best laid plans are often disrupted very easily - more on that after I bring you up to speed on what you really care about - Alan. Alan is doing well.  On the fourth ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/10/13/update-60-for-alans-army/ Whoops sorry - Alan and I are helping Stephen move and it occurred to me that I had not sent this. OK, we are somewhere over the Atlantic ocean about 5 hours into the 8pm Monday flight to Germany.  There's no room to get a laptop out so I can't get ... http://alansarmy.org/2008/09/20/update-59-for-alans-army/