Day Negative 1

Notes from Mom:

Steve had another pretty bad day, but it was made much better by the visitors he had.

He was able to eat dry cereal and take a walk.

Thank you again for all the support.

Day Negative 2

Notes from Mom:

Steve had a very bad night last night. He got a fever of 102 but they iced him down and got his temperature back to normal. He had a very bad reaction (rashes) to the ATG (medicine they give him for his blood transplant) but they gave him benadryl to help with the reaction.

He only ate once today, but the doctors say one day shouldn't hurt. He just has to start eating again tomorrow.

He has been sleeping all day.

The good news is that as of midnight tonight, everything is done. He will be done with chemo and the ATG.

Thanks again for all the support.

Day Negative 3

Notes from Mom:

Nothing happened today. Pretty much the same as yesterday.

A very boring day.

(Since Blogger was down for a day and a half, some of you might not have seen that you CAN visit, 24/7. He is on the 19th Floor South, room 138. Sorry about that and thanks!)

Day Negative 4

Notes from Mom:

Today was pretty much like yesterday.

He had his second day of chemotherapy.

He put on a mask and took a walk around the floor.

A BIG "thank you" to his cousin Ali in Las Vegas.

Day Negative 5

Notes from Mom:

Stephen spent the morning charming the female doctors and nurses. It was a day of all the staff coming in and getting to know him. Every time one of them left, they looked at me and said "he is such a sweetheart".

He had his PIC line put into his arm and an x-ray to make sure the line was put in correctly. He started his first round of chemotherapy and he is on nausea medication.

He cannot have any outside plants, flowers or food brought into the room. The good news is that he is on a 6 meal a day plan. All he has to do is call down and order food and they bring it up to him. More good news is that he can have visitors 24/7 and there is no limit to the amount of visitors in the room at one time. He is on the 19th floor South in room 138.

He spent the day watching TV, having his food brought to him and having cute nurses wait on him ... he could get used to this.

Let the Games Begin

Dear friends and family,

Jenn here. Steve is going into Stony Brook hospital on Wednesday May 11, 2011.

Good news is that he will only be going through 6 days of Chemotherapy and NO FULL BODY RADIATION!!!

Best case, he should be in the hospital for 4 weeks. So Matt and I are trying to load Steve up with a bunch of movies :) Especially since TV costs $5 a day. CRAZY!

So, again, I ask you to please spread the word amongst yourselves about this blog and PLEASE leave Steve a comment to brighten his day :) You never know when he will need it.

Thanks again for all the support.

Love,

Jenn
Steves sister

Yeah Buddy

I just figured out what I am going to do when I get out of the hospital and am all better. I am going to (mark my words).....Ride a whale. That's right, and I'm not talking about one of those little killer whales at Sea World. I'm talking about a Blue Whale in the wild. Maybe get a T.V. show of me riding every whale: baluga, sperm whale, pilot whale, humpback whale, bowhead whale. Its gonna be awesome.

When was the last time you ever heard of someone riding a whale?

Ideas are open: Names for the show, other stuff to ride, etc.

Its going down.

Party Getting Started

So the day has come. Wednesday May 11th I am going into the hospital. Mark your calendars. This is going down.

Step 2

My sister Jenn donating her "stimulated" stem cells that I will need for my transplant.

More Blood Please!

Went to the doctor the other day and found out that my numbers are coming down. So far down that today I went and got a Blood Transfusion. Went well, Rebecca stayed with me the whole time. I feel BETTER, STRONGER, FASTER. I think I will go wrestle a Bull.

Who wants to be my Health Care Proxy?

If I am unable to decide what to do, this proxy will decide what happens. ex; Pull the plug.

- Applications are now being excepted
- My pick is Jennifer Aniston. I don't have her number but I'm sure they could find it.

Your Mission ...

Should you choose to accept it.

Please leave a message for Steve. Leave a message so that when he needs encouragement, he can look at the comments made on this post and know there are MANY people out there who are rooting for him!

You guys are the best!!

Much love!

Jenn
(Steve's sister)

Bracelet

So, instead of LIVE strong ... we are Steve Strong!

If you would like a "SteveStrong" bracelet, to show your support for Steve, then please leave a message (with your address) on this post and we will send you one ... FREE OF CHARGE!

*Supplies are limited.

Ribbons

If you would like an Aplastic Anemia ribbon pin to show your support for Steve, then please leave a comment on this post (with your address) and we will send you one ... FREE OF CHARGE!

*Supplies are limited.

Step 1

My sister Jenn harvesting her unstimulated stem cells just in case I need them after the transplant.