From the category archives:

Updates

Dean Update July 30

Hello all- First, my apologies for the long silence. I was out of town for a week (for the first time in over a year!), and promptly got sick when I came home… so I haven’t spent much time communicating with others. An overdue update about Dean… So much good to report.

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Dean Update May 26

Hello loved ones- A very quick update about Dean: Surgery last week went beautifully, with no complications. He is home now, recovering- tired a lot, in pain, but making good progress (I think).

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Dean Update May 15

Hello friends and loved ones… Here is a long overdue update about Dean. I am sorry it has been so long.

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Dean April Update

Hello friends and family- Happy almost-April… it feels like summer is truly coming. I am sitting in our backyard typing this (thank you, Cindy Low)- what a luxury.

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Dean March Update

Hello friends and family- Here is a long-overdue spring update about how Dean is doing… First, thank you (many times over) to all of you for sending emails, cards,

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Dean January Update

Hello people who love Dean- Here is a very long (and long overdue) update- it has two “parts” to it. The first was written on January 5. The second part I wrote on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. I know you all care so much about Dean, and that love and healing energy is so important [...]

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Dean December Update

Hello family and friends- Here is an overdue email from me, updating you all about Dean ☺ Dean had his “anniversary check-up” (100 days post-transplant) last week, and this week we got to officially hear the results from Dr. Majhail—everything looks good on a molecular level, and Dean is “100% donor.” This was exactly what [...]

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Dean Update November 17

Hello music folks, friends, family members… Here is a long overdue update on Dean, and a THANK YOU to many folks. First, the thank you’s (and this is clearly an incomplete “list”)—thank you to each family member who has taken time to come to town to be with Dean and me, to go with us [...]

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Dean Update October 22

Hello friends, family, music folk– Here is another update about how Dean is doing… As most of you know, Dean had to go back into the hospital at the end of September. We originally thought it would be a “short stay”, but he wound up being back in for nearly two weeks.

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Dean Update September 14

Hello music and family folks- the update about Dean is a happy one—after one month in the hospital, his “counts” (peripheral cell lines) are beginning to come back up, so he has been cleared for discharge to home. Dean is coming home tonight!!!

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Thank You from Megan & Dean

Dear friends, Yesterday, I finally had the chance to read through the list of performers and silent auction offerings present at the Celtic Junction benefit for Dean being held today. I started to cry as I read the list- it is like reading a love letter from the community, pouring out love for Dean. Thank [...]

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