Ocea and Grandad

Our Prize Fighter rallied today, in time to  meet granddaughter Ocea. Erkki's face had a look of pure wonder,joy and pride. An incredibly emotional moment for the family.
Erkki stayed awake for at least 2 hours, speaking to us occasionally, smiling and, would you believe, 'dancing' in bed to Wilson Pickett playing in the background.
We are praying that he will wake up again for Ocea's visit tomorrow.

 





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Monday PM

Erkki is stable tonight and getting as much morphine as he needs to keep him comfortable. Markus and Tam are here. Jen, Dylan, Ocea, Jonathan and Christopher will arrive tomorrow. Just wonderful to have my brothers Ian and Tom (and wife Kathy)  here. I wish my brother Philip could join us but my Mum needs him in Mexico City after her recent health issues.

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Update on Monday

Erkki is hanging in, he continues to amaze everyone with his strength.
He wakes up for a few seconds every so often and smiles when he sees we are with him.

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Sunday Feb 22

I'm sorry to say that Erkki is going downhill quite rapidly. He knows we're here with him.

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Phone calls

I meant to add a thank you to so many of you who have tried to reach us via my cell and Erkki's. Unfortunately Erkki has been too weak and tired to talk to anyone the last few days.
And thanks also to the Mrs. Fields Cookie team!
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Eman

Not a good day. Erkki has developed a sore throat and mouth which appears to be infected, an extremely scary word. Chemo will be stopped now to allow white counts to go up and start fighting.
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Erkki's cell

Erkki's cell doesn't seem to work very well in the room he is in now, so feel free to call mine and I can pass the phone to him. I'm with Erkki most of the day and evening.
647 289 0960

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Feb.18th

Not much news to report. Erkki has had more chemo, including a new cocktail 2 days ago.
He is weak and the chemo has played havoc on his appetite.
The wound continues to heal, ever so slowly, but at least there is no infection.
We're not sure when we can get him home, but we know he has to feel much better than he does now.
He enjoys hearing from friends, feel free to call him at 416-553-8130

007

Erkki will be receiving more chemo this afternoon. He is up and walking around more often.... hoping he will be strong enough to come home on Tuesday or Wednesday.
In the meantime we are enjoying watching the original James Bond movies. The Star Patient was very happy to see Ursula Andress again!
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New Line

Erkki had the new Hickman line put in today. It was a bigger deal than we were told it would be. Local anesthesia, stitches (so I assume an incision)
The doctor who did the procedure was very rough, what Erkki actually said about him is unprintable. It is rare for Erkki to complain about anything so Nurse Rached is fuming. 
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