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Michael McKean

Michael McKean

Orthodox Christian into astronomy and other stuff. Loving life now more than ever.
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St. Seraphim of Sarov on Despair - http://theinnerkingdom.wordpress.com/2009...
St. Seraphim of Sarov on Despair
"A lofty and sound soul does not despair over misfortunes, of whatever sort they may be. Our life is as it were a house of temptations and trails; but we will not renounce the Lord for as long as He allows the tempter to remain with us and for as long as we must wait to be revived through patience and secure passionlessness!" - Michael McKean from Bookmarklet
A Pure Heart Can See God- By: St. Luke the Surgeon - http://theinnerkingdom.wordpress.com/2009...
A Pure Heart Can See God- By: St. Luke the Surgeon
Giant atom-smasher set to restart this weekend: CERN - http://www.physorg.com/news177...
Giant atom-smasher set to restart this weekend: CERN
"The world's biggest atom-smasher, which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical faults, is set to restart this weekend, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said Friday." - Michael McKean from Bookmarklet
Whoa! Slept during the night and woke up early. Maybe I can actually DO something today!
Cancer Funding: Does It Add Up? - http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008...
"Should cancer spending be focused on the most common cancers? Or the most deadly cancers?" - Michael McKean from Bookmarklet
"WTF" Campaign Partners with Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
"WTF" Campaign Partners with Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation
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Ugh.. tickets to the Pittsburgh opera are like twice what they were when I went a few years ago, but I'm still getting a pair.
Патриарх Павел умер. Patriarch Pavle of Serbia has died - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Патриарх Павел умер. Patriarch Pavle of Serbia has died
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Four months of physical and mental pain is taking its toll.
I'm sorry, Michael. - Anika
*HUGS* Is there anything I can do? - joey
I'm sorry Michael. I will continue to pray. - Jim Hearts FF
Hang tough, Michael. - Christopher Harley from iPhone
:( - RAPatton
I hope, you will get better in coming time. - ashish
Just ate cake for dinner.
Just got back from infectious diseases doc. Says I don't need to see him again unless I get an actual infection. Yay!
LOL That works! - Anika
Life is weird.
Oncologist now seems to agree that Neulasta may be responsible for fevers. Switched to Leukine.
At chemo. MRI/PET clear. There is NO cancer in my liver.
WHOO-HOO! - Anika
excellent - RAPatton
Wonderful! - Laura B home
excellent news, Michael! - Jim Hearts FF
Great stuff Michael. - Patrick Jordan
Woohoo! *cabbage patches for you* - Ladybug Heather
Excellent! - vicster
wonderful news - VAL D.
Absolutely Awesome. :) - SAM
fantastic! - Bren, Photophobe
Congrats! - Jeremy
Awesome - Rodfather
Good news! - Anne Bouey
*dances* - Johnny Worthington
The definition of AWESOME. - Mark Krynsky
Thank you for sharing your good news and best wishes for them to hold forever. - Internet Strategist
I'm so happy to hear this, Michael. - cecily
:-))) - Anna Haro
:) - Josh Haley
GREAT NEWS! :) - AJ Batac
Thank you, everyone! Hopefully the next round of tests will indicate shrinkage (the good kind)! - Michael McKean
Bifurcate.
@demetrios1 I've had a GV # for a while now. Haven't found much use for it.
Verizon gave me a number in the 234 area code. Weird.
Did they run out of ones in yours? - Helen Sventitsky
Did you choose 567-8910 as your number? - Mark Trapp
Helen, I suppose. 234 covers the same area, though. I wasn't even aware we had more than one area code. Mark, nah.. the rest of the number is boring. - Michael McKean
Still around! Fever has been kicking me pretty hard this time, but I'm hanging in. Sorry for lack of replies.
@beach Thank you! It's good to know that there's support out there!
@bubblybex Staying still was the annoying part. It's longer than a CT scan. It didn't help that I wasn't feeling well to begin with!
Freaked out during my PET scan today. Those things are annoying, eh?
Oncologists are businesspeople. Their job is to find treatments that will keep the patient alive the longest while maximizing profit.
How are you feeling? - joey
The fever is getting to me, joey. I'm cranky and sick of doctors. I can't complain too much, though. I'm still alive. :) - Michael McKean
Michael, it's good to hear from you! I can only imagine how tired you are of doctors at this point... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)
You're constantly in my thoughts Michael. Hope you're feeling better soon. - Derrick
Temp was up to 103.6° - definitive proof that I'm hot!
@demetrios1 Very nice! Thanks!
My oncologist's solution to my recurring fever? Antibiotics. Because that worked SO well the first time!
You should have a dance off with him to settle the issue - RAPatton from iPhone
I wonder if the "cancer awareness cheerleaders" around here will have much to say about Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
CDC budget for 2007 included $201M for breast and cervical cancer, $13.9M for prostate, and $14.4M for colon. For lung cancer? $0
The only time I didn't get a fever 9-10 days after chemo is the only time they didn't give me Neulasta. Docs refuse to acknowledge this.
Oncologists have thou$and$ of rea$on$ to give Neulasta to patients no matter the side-effects whether they even need it or not.
Congrats to @drew on his last day of chemo!
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