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Stephanie Hessler passed away around 10pm PST on Monday March 15 2004, after a 2 year bout with cancer. She was survived by her husband Jeff, son Peter, daughters Beckie and Joy

I think I'm going to cancel my SG account. I haven't looked at the naked girls in a few months, and only occasionally check my friend's journals.

I'll cancel in a few days, and will be findable other places.

Visited my mom yesterday. She was confused, but she recognized me, and was glad to see me.

The cancer has spread to her brain. I hope that the pain ends soon.

Hrm. This whole Orkut thing is really interesting. Invite only social network from Google. I know someone who has a relation that works for Google, so that's how I managed an invite. So far: it kicks the living crap out of Friendster.

Hospice rocks.

My mom just got the whole Hospice setup, and it isn't costing them a dime. Not for meds, not for equipment, and not for people to visit the house (regular visits, or emergancy visits). They have nurses and doctors on call 24/7, and this is all in-home care. =)

well, its not as bad as implied, dad is just really tired and stressed from taking care of mom.

she has stage 4 ovarian cancer, which has spread to lower intestines, liver, spleen, stomach, lungs. Its also squeezing around a kidney, essentially making it useless.

I just got a call from my dad: "this is a really hard call to make, but you need to come out this weekend and visit mom."


(for our viewers at home, we have already learned that my mom has ovarian cancer, and is on round 3 of chemo)

yay! I get to go to MacWorld Expo! It started today, but the Keynote is tommorow, and I was able to con my boss into paying for it. The Moscone Center is actually closer to me than work, so that is a nice change.

/me hopes for good swag

Stolen from http://stupidevilbastard.com/archives/2003/11/20/what_not_to_do_during_return_of_the_king.php cause its funny. =)

1. Stand up halfway through the movie and yell loudly, "Wait... where the hell is Harry Potter?"

2. Block the entrance to the theater while screaming: "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" - After the movie, say "Lucas could have done it better."

3. Play a drinking game where you have to take a sip every time someone says: "The...
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I was able to hear until this morning. I was stupid, and greedy. Rather than keep my hearing, I thought it would be funny to try and clean out my ear again. This time it loosened up the wax, and caused it to block again.

I suppose I'll get this taken care of eventually, but I'll just keep managing to hurt myself in the process.

I CAN HEAR!!

YAY!




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well crap

I just got off the phone with my dad my Mom was in the hospital today, to remove a tumor. This is after they removed the exact same tumor a year ago. it looks likes Its spreading they'll be talking with the oncologist (cancer specialist) tommorow, or the next day, to see if there is something...
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I am almost completly deaf in my left ear. I was cleaning it, and like the dumbass I am, I zigged when I should have zagged. Headphones, phones, on the bus, nothing out my left side. The pain is mostly bearable, but it throws me off balance, so trying to correct it hurts my knees.