tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1181705526032309502012-01-06T13:37:57.440-08:00RVernoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-71856314199482238972009-11-16T21:13:00.000-08:002009-11-16T21:18:05.773-08:00

My Dad, Larry Tideman, lost his battle with Lukemia 496 days ago. When he passed we all felt like the Fun Family had died with him. True - there is something immeasurably big missing - but in truth - the Fun Family still exists. My Mom, his wife of 42 years, moved to Colorado to be with my younger brother and his family. My sister in law gave birth to a brand new baby girl on Larry's

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-63678902811206802692008-07-10T13:29:00.000-07:002008-09-16T15:24:23.667-07:00

UPDATED!!!!Larry's own heaven on earth was Sekiu, Washington, near Neah Bay on the Olympic peninsula. In honor of him we'll be having a big old fashioned pot-luck picnic there to celebrate his life and his love.When: Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008Time: 1pm-ishWhere (exactly): Spring Tavern Camp Ground - 16091 Hwy 112, Sekui, 98381Campground Phone#: 360-963-2855What: Pot-luck (bring your favorite picnic

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-6085986565546453012008-07-09T09:29:00.000-07:002008-07-09T09:38:48.705-07:00

Larry Tideman passed away this morning about 1:30am.We are making arrangements today - and will have a very special memorial in September.Thank you all again for your support and well wishes.

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-72943037367338532042008-07-08T07:49:00.000-07:002008-07-08T08:09:09.562-07:00

As I stated before - Larry's organs have been working overtime at elevated levels and a lot has been riding on their ability to keep working under the strain. His heart has been strong, his lungs doing well - but his kidneys are having trouble. At this point they are getting a little worse everyday.Under normal circumstances they would simply hook him up to dialysis. But since his platelets and

RVernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-40381545428713168552008-07-07T09:49:00.000-07:002008-07-07T10:01:46.466-07:00

I'm writing this from Larry's bedside.The intestinal bug, known as C-diff, has really taken it's toll on him. His organs are all working really hard right now - and the docs are watching them all very closely still.They have managed to kill the C-diff infection itself - so that's really good news. We are now waiting for his body to start producing white blood cells again. They are continuing the

RVernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-51910639630163808742008-07-05T20:45:00.000-07:002008-07-05T20:52:16.663-07:00

Whatever good vibes you all are sending seems to be working. Keep it up!Larry had a rough night last night - but stayed pretty darned stable today. He is still in intensive care -but this evening they took him out of isolation - which means we don't have to gown up, etc - whenever we go into his room. That's a really good sign!He's been pretty coherent this evening - able to communicate a bit,

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-69737738036181470162008-07-04T19:04:00.000-07:002008-07-04T19:33:28.160-07:00

Things have taken a hard turn. Larry has been fighting some infections since the onset of all of this - and with no real immune system - it's taking it's toll on his body. He began violently vomiting yesterday and it continued through the night and his fever soared. By this morning his vital signs began to deteriorate and eventually they took him into ICU.They put a tube down into his stomach

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-9031913976160227992008-07-02T22:33:00.000-07:002008-07-02T22:58:31.454-07:00

Ok - Zoey here (aka: Peg).No one said that kicking Leukemia's ass was gonna be pretty or easy. The Chemo treatments are kicking in and the side effects are showing up now - not to mention the nasty intestinal bug Larry is fighting at the moment. It's leaving him weak, and tired and needing to focus his attention on healing and moving through this.Please know that he might not answer the phone

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-21152608344705000642008-07-01T06:55:00.001-07:002008-12-10T16:32:26.721-08:00

Hip pain manageable, but not gone; Had “LOUD” words w/Oncologist when he made his rounds at 11 pm. (convenient time). He did sincerely apologize at least for his loud words. He is frustrated by trying to remedy the gout pain yet control the diarreha his med of choice causes. Hopefully they will get onto something soon, because the “Big D” battles raged through the night.The nurses are great, and

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-74811829415214740322008-06-30T08:14:00.000-07:002008-12-10T16:32:27.028-08:00

Again the distraction has been the hip pain and for all the Doc’s “specialty” knowledge they seemed determined to treat it as some mystery ailment, not the gout I have dealt with for 30 years. After a very painful Saturday night, they relented and treated it as gout late Sunday, so the meds are starting to work and hip pain is almost totally gone.I’m responding very well to the treatment for

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-48159224108588734042008-06-27T07:42:00.000-07:002008-06-27T07:44:41.756-07:00

I have some reluctance to try and give too much info, primarily cause I don���t know what I���m talking about, and don���t want people to worry unnecessarily. It���s just a big variable elimination game. The APL Chemo treatment moves forward with no significant downer effects yet, while off to the side they are trying to run every test possible to determine cause of hip pain occurring since the

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-57522153738097998412008-06-25T14:03:00.000-07:002008-12-10T16:32:27.240-08:00

It's been a hard time. That pain in Dad's hip only got worse - and really hindered his ability to get out of bed - and when you need to pee every 20 minutes or so - that's a REALLY big deal. Not to mention making it even harder to sleep.The Dr. took a look at him last night and determined that the pain he was feeling was probably not his gout as he'd thought - but either due to the APL itself, an

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-72634438770832702008-06-24T08:03:00.000-07:002008-06-24T08:26:42.168-07:00

I'd rather be fishing with Kord:It's day 9 in "Chez St. Joe"; Lot's of great visitors yesterday; Aunt Nellie, Jennifer and Mike, and Jim & Steph who relayed her AML battle (not sure which strain) some 18n years ago, complete remission, full life, 4 year old son, She was in her 20's. How scary. Literally lost months, waking up to get reoriented and learn to eat; After recovery not allowed to

RVernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-67734620883466273722008-06-23T07:54:00.000-07:002008-12-10T16:32:27.438-08:00

OK, so it’s Monday, 6/23, Day 8th day of the war on Luck-eee-me-A!On Saturday night they had run out of medical forms of harassment to interfere with my rest so they got resourceful and moved my room at 10 pm. I’d moved in pretty well, over there 2 laptops, hidden snacks, Sponge Bob memory foam pillow, etc, so it took 2 ½ trips. But wow, the room is awesome, mount Rainer view, plus heli-pad,

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-39025936082250947462008-06-16T14:10:00.000-07:002008-12-10T16:32:27.674-08:00

A few pics of the "kids" at our Father's day Picnic - Sunday, June 15, 2008:Kord and Sevrin water Grandma's veggies.Then take a spin in Tom's little red Sports Car.Mikey the Wonder Weiner was there to save the day!

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-53784312654742628362008-06-13T14:17:00.000-07:002008-12-10T16:32:28.798-08:00

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-91102911328315171982007-11-07T14:11:00.000-08:002008-12-10T16:32:29.210-08:00

A quick visit with her relatives in Colorado this fall:Cheeze!Who's winning?There's gold in them thar hills!ahhhhhh.....

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-17816961229693287402007-10-31T14:17:00.000-07:002007-11-07T14:19:01.316-08:00

Tom and Zoey's pooch, Mikey, doesn't really like costumes...

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-64549475836400694312007-08-16T09:38:00.000-07:002008-12-10T16:32:29.358-08:00

We really blew Janie away!You should have seen her face.Sure was a long drive for a surprise tho.

RVernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118170552603230950.post-7447709268146334862002-11-16T20:44:00.000-08:002009-11-16T20:44:44.193-08:00

Here's what we found

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