Journal entry by Sarah McMullen — Jan 15, 2024 We had a wonderful visit to San Antonio. Michael was able to travel with no real problems. He got good exercise walking through the Denver airport wearing a back pack. haha. The TSA dudes did have to scan him a pressed a bit hard on his metal stent- they… Read more

Everything coalesced on our anniversary. We have new contacts with coordinators who will answer our questions and help us with our care. A sweet lady named Danielle on the OHSU side and a nice guy named Mark on the Kaiser side. He even gave us his cell number. Things are feeling very covered. On that… Read more

It is our 50th anniversary and so well celebrated! Michael’s sister got us a fancy hotel for tonight and last night Dave and Hope and Hazel took us to dinner and then his sister also got us a limo ride to view Christmas lights. Mike decided to take a nap during that time. Haha. It… Read more

Hello all:  On October 16, 2023 Michael got a biopsy through an endoscopic ultrasound. No tumor was found. Lymph glands were swollen and were biopsied. There was no cancer there. We were happy with this, but only to find out that these blockages to the biliary tree (Cholangiocarcinoma) are very hard to find a biopsy.… Read more

It all started in March 2023 Sarah was in San Antonio visiting the kids and I began suffering from GERD and painful digestive issues that kept me awake at night. I reached out to Kaiser in April and they began monitoring my liver functions and bilirubin levels. My hospital stay An April 14th ultrasound didn’t… Read more