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• May 02, 2016

  We have finalized plans for Michelle's funeral and memorial service this week. Michelle will be cremated and the memorial service will be at Holman's Funeral Service in the heart of Southeast Portland this Friday, May 6. Calling hours will be from... [more]

• April 30, 2016

  I am so very, very sad to report that Michelle passed away yesterday about 1:30pm Pacific Time at the OHSU ICU. I was there, along with a few close friends, and even our dog Ronny made a brief appearance after some special arrangements with the am... [more]

• April 25, 2016

  We are in Seattle for a few days and today Michelle was seen by a pancreas specialist at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, the top cancer center in the Pacific Northwest and among the top five in the nation. The oncologist was very clear that she ... [more]

• April 13, 2016

  Today we got some more very hard news. We've learned that the second chemo, FOLFIRINOX, also has not stopped the cancer growth and spread, after just one month on the regimen, so we've stopped it effective immediately. After the appointment, Miche... [more]

• April 08, 2016

  We've had a fair amount of things going on lately. March and April have been kind to us!Late last month, we took our second trip away from home and spent a night in Bend, about three hours southeast of Portland on the other side of the Cascade Mou... [more]