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Posted 2017-09-30T19:04:10Z

Goodbye Dear Friend.

Our dear beloved friend Rocco Dal Vera passed away Friday afternoon. His wife Denise and daughter Kendall were at his side as well as a number of friends, sharing stories and tears and laughter. He left this life so peacefully, surrounded by love. A fitting exit for a man who brought so much love to everything he did and everyone he met.[...]

Posted 2017-09-28T04:20:28Z

Platelet update

Not much time for an image or a thoughtful title to this post.

Since my last post, Rocco did in fact need platelets twice. We learned today that the bump from a transfusion only lasts a day or two. After Friday's infusion, they dropped again and by half over the weekend. Because his count was at 6 yesterday (we are shooting for 100)  He needed them again today. It took about 4 hours. Still too low to get chemo.[...]

Posted 2017-09-16T06:01:20Z

The Drive

Physically:

The second cycle of an additional chemo infusion therapy may need to be delayed if his platelet count doesn’t increase. It is down. Weekly blood tests allow docs to monitor and adjust meds to snap things back quickly if they see a trend they don’t like. They have made those adjustments and we are hopeful that all stays as planned on Tuesday.[...]