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Timeline of Events
| March
28-29, 2005, Mon-Tues |
Awoke
with severe headache; took Tylenol and went to work feeling fine |
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March 30, 2005, Wednesday |
Went to Doctor's Med Care for
suspected sinus infection; head x-rayed and CT scheduled for
4/1 |
| April
1, 2005, Friday |
Had
first CT scan at Advanced Imaging in Gadsden @ 4:30 pm |
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April 2, 2005, Saturday |
Got CT results 12:00 pm at
Doctor's Med Care; looks like tumor; went to UAB emergency room @
7:30 pm; had 2nd CT scan, admitted to hospital |
| April
3, 2005, Sunday |
Had
MRI @ 9:00 am; met with Drs. Fisher and Guthrie; surgery scheduled
for Monday |
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April 4, 2005, Monday |
Surgery postponed until Wednesday |
| April
6, 2005, Wednesday |
Surgery to remove tumor @ 5:30 pm with Dr. Guthrie; finished at 7:30
pm |
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April 8, 2005, Friday |
Discharged from hospital |
| April
14, 2005, Thursday |
First
appointment with Dr. Nabors; saw Guthrie also; staples removed;
appointment with Dr. Nordal scheduled |
| April
19, 2005, Tuesday |
First
appointment with Dr. Nordal; radiation simulation scheduled |
| April
27, 2005, Wednesday |
Had
radiation mask made and completed radiation simulation |
| April
29, 2005, Friday |
Chest x-ray, EKG, blood work, and
MRI for clinical studies; met with Dr. Nabors and signed all the
paperwork to participate in the studies |
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May 9, 2005, Monday |
First
day of Radiation, Chemo, and ABT 510 |
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June 1, 2005, Wednesday |
MRI to check about correct target
area for radiation boost treatments |
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June 20, 2005, Monday |
Last
day of Radiation, last day of first 42 days of Temodar (chemo) |
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July 18, 2005, Monday |
First post-radiation/chemo MRI;
Clinic appt. with Dr. Nabors for 1st round of 5 day chemo, 1 month
post-radiation check-up with Dr. Nordal |
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July 19-23, 2005, Tues.-Sat. |
First
round of 5 day chemo, 285 mgs. |
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July 27, 2005, Wednesday |
Appointment with Dr. Parker at
Callahan Eye Foundation to check vision |
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August 15, 2005, Monday |
Second clinic appointment with Dr. Nabors |
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August 16-20, 2005, Tues.-Sat. |
Second
round of 5 day chemo, 380 mgs. |
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September 12, 2005, Monday |
Third clinic appointment with Dr. Nabors; MRI (stable) |
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Sept 13-17, 2005, Tues.-Sat. |
Third round of 5 day chemo, 380
mgs |
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October 10, 2005, Monday |
Fourth clinic appointment with Dr. Nabors |
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Oct 11-15, 2005, Tues.-Sat. |
Fourth round of 5 day chemo, 380
mgs |
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November 7, 2005, Monday |
Fifth clinic appointment with Dr. Nabors; MRI (stable) |
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Nov 8-12, 2005, Tues.-Sat. |
Fifth round of 5 day chemo, 380
mgs |
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December 5, 2005, Monday |
Sixth clinic appointment with Dr. Nabors |
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Dec 6-10, 2005, Tues.-Sat. |
Sixth round of 5 day chemo, 380
mgs |
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December 29, 2005, Thursday |
Seventh clinic appointment
with Dr. Nabors; MRI (stable) |
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January 3-7, 2006, Tues.-Sat. |
Seventh round of 5 day chemo, 380
mgs |
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January 30, 2006, Monday |
Eighth clinic appointment with
Dr. Nabors |
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Jan 31- Feb 4, 2006, Tues.-Sat. |
Eighth round of 5 day chemo, 380
mgs |
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February 22, 2006, Wednesday |
Early MRI due to headaches/memory
problem (showed regrowth) |
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February 27, 2006, Monday |
Ninth clinic appointment with Dr.
Nabors; chemo changed to Gleevec/Hydrea |
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March 8, 2006, Wednesday |
Start 8 week cycle of Gleevec and
Hydrea |
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April 3, 2006, Monday |
Tenth clinic appointment with Dr.
Nabors; MRI moved up two weeks to 4/17 |
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April 15-18, 2006, Sat.- Tues. |
UAB hospital for UTI infection |
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April 16, 2006, Sunday |
MRI at hospital, which showed
more growth |
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April 17, 2006, Monday |
All treatment stopped, began
hospice |
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May 28, 2006, Sunday |
He passed peacefully at home |
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