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David's Journal Archive Index
| August 2004 |
3M Corporation, Donates a $1 for every sign up Please copy and paste into a browser and then sign your name. http://www.3m.com/us/office/postit/research/largest_pink_ribbon.jhtml... Tue 17 07:15 PM by Alyson Kokjohn
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| July 2004 |
News Hi. Just wanted to let everyone know there will be an article out soon about my dad in a nearby... Fri 30 09:13 AM by Alyson Kokjohn
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| April 2004 |
New excerpt to David's Story Please see the addition the girls and I had done in "David's Story". I am sorry I did not update... Wed 7 12:07 PM by Kim Kokjohn
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| February 2004 |
"Grandma Ivy" is laid to rest Grandma Ivy, was Dave's paternal grandmother, the girl's great-grandmother. She had passed away this past week and we had attended... Sun 8 11:37 PM by Kim Kokjohn
A Belated Noted of Thanks This entry is from my grandma and grandpa. we had to correct something. thanks for reading. "We would like to... Tue 3 09:43 PM by Alyson Kokjohn
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| January 2004 |
Proud of the Girls I wanted to share with you all how well the girls are doing in their academics, extra curricular activities and... Thu 22 07:28 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Chicken Pox and the new year Well, the girls started off the year in an interesting way. Both Sammy and Jessie got the chicken pox. This... Tue 13 07:32 PM by Kim Kokjohn
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| December 2003 |
Merry Christmas My sisters and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Thanks for visiting our website still. For those... Wed 24 06:32 PM by Alyson Kokjohn
Sammy "Fish" Kokjohn Just wanted to let you know that Sammy has started the swim team and is off to a good start.... Thu 11 07:53 PM by Kim Kokjohn
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| November 2003 |
Thanksgiving Because of all the requests, I will continue to post from time to time to update you all on the... Wed 26 03:03 PM by Kim Kokjohn
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| October 2003 |
kittens It's hard to start off a new subject, when this website was set up to help Dave and the girls... Wed 29 07:19 PM by Kim Kokjohn
An Angel has arrived I must share something wonderful that Jessica had just shared with me. I am in tears as I write this... Wed 8 11:42 AM by Kim Kokjohn
In Memory of David Paul Kokjohn In Memory of David Paul Kokjohn, Services will be as following: Visitation: Monday, October 6th 2003, from 4-8 pm and... Sat 4 10:29 AM by Kim Kokjohn
Very sad, sad news It is with deep sadness that I must announce that David has lost his fight with cancer, and that he... Fri 3 09:21 PM by Kim Kokjohn
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| September 2003 |
Hope Lodge Campaign, American Cancer Society First, we would like to thank the Hope Lodge Campaign for Iowa City group for supplying the wonderful pictures, Thanks... Wed 24 10:02 AM by Kim Kokjohn
Thank You We want to let everyone know that we appreciate all the warm well wishes and prayers. Dave is spending time... Mon 22 09:19 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Just Got Back Unfortunately the trip to Colorado had to be cancelled due to some deterioration in my condition, but the time was... Thu 4 05:14 PM by David Kokjohn
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| August 2003 |
Updates (Aug. 26th) I haven't written in a while, I wanted to give Dave the opportunity to posts his updates since... Wed 27 06:50 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Another New Chemo As things go, I would rather be back in Disneyworld. On Tuesday I had my usual appointment for chemo and... Thu 21 06:57 PM by David Kokjohn
Another visit I have just returned from the University today after another visit and treatment. As usual, there is both good and... Sun 3 12:52 AM by David Kokjohn
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| July 2003 |
A little publicity The girls, Kim, and I went on a road trip up to Rochester yesterday. Apart from a nice time, it... Wed 23 05:52 PM by David Kokjohn
That was strange An interesting thing happened on Monday afternoon. I developed double vision, the right side of my face started to... Wed 9 07:11 PM by David Kokjohn
A Very Good Week I just had a very enjoyable weekend with the girls and the parents. I do not know if the new... Sun 6 04:33 PM by David Kokjohn
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| June 2003 |
New Chemo The evaluation last week at Mayo yielded some new information, as well as a lot of old information that I... Wed 11 09:16 PM by David Kokjohn
Mayo re-evaluation time We finally got a new scanner to replace the broken, and as promised, finally got some pics scanned. As you... Tue 3 10:31 AM by Kim Kokjohn
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| May 2003 |
weekly update Dave is still recouping from last week's round of chemo. He has been fortunate so far about some of the... Tue 20 09:51 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Chemo time again Haven't updated lately, so here goes the latest. Dave started chemo today for 3 day cycle again. He was really... Tue 13 11:23 PM by Kim Kokjohn
No News is Good News I just got back from my latest office visit. After the usual blood draws and lab tests, everything came back... Tue 6 04:35 PM by David Kokjohn
Feeling a bit better Dave finished his chemo on Friday without a hitch, although the x-ray results didn't fair in his direction, he can... Sat 3 09:39 AM by Kim Kokjohn
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| April 2003 |
Checkup results and next Chemo round started today Dave had his appointments back at Iowa City today (thanks for the ride Dan!!). They did the usual blood draw... Tue 22 04:20 PM by Kim Kokjohn
We're all back safe and sound We all got back in late yesterday evening, minus one luggage! They knew where our luggage was, unbeknowngst to us... Mon 21 09:22 AM by Kim Kokjohn
Interesting last 2 days The Kokjohn's have been having a blast visitig all the parks has to offer, it is just impossible to see... Tue 15 10:25 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Fun in Florida! Arrived in Orlando late Saturdy night didn't have time to go to the parks so we headed to "Downtown Disney"... Sun 13 05:32 PM by David Kokjohn
So far so good We just got back from a whole day excursion in Iowa City, started off in the morning at the radiology... Wed 9 07:17 PM by Kim Kokjohn
No luck with NW BUT we are still going to Florida!!! We would like to thank everyone for their advice and help but we were still unable to get Northwest to... Tue 8 04:15 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Post By Kirk Ziegler (Fellow Walgreens Pharmacist) ->defraying increased airfare to Florida and other trip expenses: i am quite sure there is significant desire by all of... Mon 7 02:38 PM by David Kokjohn
Help! Any ideas with Airline rebooking? We are having difficulty rearranging the airline bookings without excessive penalties at this point (5 times the original cost we... Sat 5 03:45 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Dave is stable and home Thanks for all the prayers and support. The seizure, which was pretty major in magnitude, fortunately did not cause any... Sat 5 11:13 AM by Kim Kokjohn
Please pray for Dave!!!! I am so lost with words right now so I'll try to do my best. Dave had a seizure tonight,... Fri 4 01:04 AM by Kim Kokjohn
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| March 2003 |
Office Visit update I have received an update from Dave regarding the swelling in the leg. Dave told me this was the doctor's... Tue 25 04:21 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Updates I had wanted to put an update over the weekend but our good old internet cable was down and is... Tue 25 10:56 AM by Kim Kokjohn
Managing the side effects and toxicities Well, round 5 has come and gone. Everything went as usual, except that I was having a little more nausea,... Fri 14 03:52 PM by David Kokjohn
Chemo Round #5 Dave did start his round #5 on Tuesday. The blood test levels were good enough for him to stay on... Wed 5 10:49 PM by Kim Kokjohn
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| February 2003 |
Weight gain and all that jazz Dave had a checkup yesterday at the U of I, things are still "ok". They did the usual blood tests... Wed 26 09:41 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Tidbit information - tumor in the main site I don't think a lot of people are aware about the tumor site in the leg, where the cancer originated,... Tue 18 07:44 PM by Kim Kokjohn
X-rays found and showed better results! Yes, it is true, they finally found the x-rays! AND the best news is that compared to the ones taken... Thu 13 05:52 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Case of missing x-rays Dave is at the U of I doing round # 4 of chemo, he went in on Tuesday as scheduled.... Wed 12 10:46 PM by Kim Kokjohn
A boatload of thanks! I would like to thank everyone for all their support and encuragement during this time. I read the posts often,... Fri 7 08:23 PM by David Kokjohn
Getting Ready For Chemo Round #4 Dave had another checkup this past Tuesday at the U of I. Again, it was just a routine, "how are... Fri 7 07:56 PM by Kim Kokjohn
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| January 2003 |
Checkup Dave had a visit to the U of I for his treatment checkup yesterday(Tuesday-Thanks Donna for the ride!). His blood... Wed 29 04:36 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Home again Dave was able to leave as expected after 3 days of chemo(Thanks Marco for the ride home)! He says he's... Fri 24 03:53 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Chemo Started Today Dave's appointment went fairly well today, he had x-rays and blood tests done. The x-rays showed that the tumors cleared... Tue 21 10:59 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Update after hospital Dave is grateful to be out of the hospital and is recouping at his parents house and reporting that he... Wed 15 09:38 PM by Kim Kokjohn
2 weeks later, Dave is being discharged It was confirmed today that Dave will be released tomorrow. It has been another long exhausting stay(fight) for him in... Mon 13 09:22 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Feeling a little better but still in the hospital I thought I should at least update a bit of Dave's condition, although wishing I was writing to give a... Tue 7 11:27 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Still in the hospital Dave is still fighting strong in the hospital but wanted to let you all know that he is in critical... Sat 4 01:29 PM by Kim Kokjohn
The girls visited Daddy in the hospital I took the 2 little ones to visit Dave this afternoon/evening since they weren't able to visit daddy the last... Wed 1 09:12 PM by Kim Kokjohn
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| December 2002 |
Admitted to the Hospital Dave was admitted today at the University of Iowa Hospital Oncology. As I told you all his condition has been... Tue 31 10:44 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Update on Dave's condition Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas. The Kokjohn family sure did, the girls were excited with everything they received... Sat 28 03:29 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Good News "Good News!" at least better than all the other results from previous consults he had received. Everything had been spiraling... Mon 23 09:34 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Checkup at Mayo Clinic on Monday Dave will have a check up tomorrow at the Mayo clinic to see where things stand and when the next... Sun 22 10:19 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Welcome Home Dave! For those of you in Wilton tonight wondering..., yes, that was Dave attending Aly's band concert at the high school,... Mon 16 10:26 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Visit to FM and Thanks The girls and I were able to make it down to Ft. Madison yesterday evening for dinner with Dave and... Thu 12 09:01 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Back Home The girls screamed(shrilled?) when they saw Daddy and Grandpa pull into the driveway this evening, it was a long-waited, wonderful... Mon 9 09:43 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Leaving the Hospital Dave is being released now as I type! We will update more later this evening/tonight. He is so anxious to... Mon 9 01:48 PM by Kim Kokjohn
First Outing He got out t! It has been 13 days cooped up in the hospital and Dave had it in his... Sat 7 06:57 PM by Kim Kokjohn
A Heartfelt Thank You As last nights posting was my first I neglected to thank all the wonderful individuals that has helped me in... Sat 7 12:11 PM by David Kokjohn
Stuck in the Hosptial I had planned on being on the road Friday night going home, but as with all good plans, Murphy had... Fri 6 05:31 PM by David Kokjohn
Feeling Better This is Aly, I wanted to let everyone know that Dad is doing better! The fever has gone away... Thu 5 06:12 PM by Alyson Kokjohn
Neutropenic Fever Neutropenic fever, that is the name given to a fever caused by the chemo treatment. The fever can be attributed... Tue 3 11:46 PM by Kim Kokjohn
Not Going Home Today David just called and said he will not be able to go home today as had expected. He is running... Tue 3 09:49 AM by Kim Kokjohn
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