tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55608942675106758422024-02-07T20:00:11.382-08:00HelpFightLeukemiaHOW WE CAN ALL HELP FIGHT LEUKEMIAYMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-63280175414030947972012-06-09T19:41:00.000-07:002012-06-09T19:42:13.516-07:00Team Madden June 2012Hello Friends,
On June 3 Team Madden participated in their 5th annual Survivors' Walk and Celebration. This year was particularly special as it marked Chris's fifth year of remission. We are very grateful he is doing so well and enjoying life with his two boys and his wife, Annie. We hope all of our friends are happy and healthy too.
Best,
Team Madden
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Another beautiful event with a great turnout and lots to celebrate.<br /><br />Chris is doing great; he's in his 4th year of remission and enjoying life with Anne, Liam (almost 3) and Connor (1.5). <br /><br />Liam and Graham completed their fourth walk and Connor his 2nd!<br /><br />Thanks to all of our friends and family who have supported Chris and the Madden family. Your past support, good energy and prayers were invaluable. Please keep sending your good energy and prayers Chris's way!<br /><br />Wishing all of you a healthy, happy holiday season.<br /><br />Yasmina<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizrGQ0vlBLbHU6t1zhyTOKy-okWv0kcNowwpPw8xtzjwbIwgzXTGk6k4EYMAGexpXR5gpi5MfQtAMApIkAijUI_zAwFYzplqh238cso113G6erxcsRhqHaOPA1JUZEYavYthX2RDHJmo/s1600/IMG_5277.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizrGQ0vlBLbHU6t1zhyTOKy-okWv0kcNowwpPw8xtzjwbIwgzXTGk6k4EYMAGexpXR5gpi5MfQtAMApIkAijUI_zAwFYzplqh238cso113G6erxcsRhqHaOPA1JUZEYavYthX2RDHJmo/s320/IMG_5277.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678023191332759954" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbNIie6OGYgnsp00fUgSqkNp3-yvOhlFIo3MJ13LGa4uJ43gmlufQj40kpBzopYiAPmw9slOOWPm9dUp-ifTZI-tYrO-72Tdiwt2zWJT2ZWlu6GeBFhsVecwm5p7ykr379x3SGhXwIjE/s1600/IMG_5294.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbNIie6OGYgnsp00fUgSqkNp3-yvOhlFIo3MJ13LGa4uJ43gmlufQj40kpBzopYiAPmw9slOOWPm9dUp-ifTZI-tYrO-72Tdiwt2zWJT2ZWlu6GeBFhsVecwm5p7ykr379x3SGhXwIjE/s320/IMG_5294.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678023565550923906" /></a>YMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-3341881836912280482010-06-08T16:16:00.000-07:002010-06-09T07:07:28.601-07:00June 2010 UpdateHello friends and family,<br /><br />Team Madden just completed our fourth annual Survivors' Walk and Celebration. It was a beautiful day with lots to celebrate.<br /><br />Chris is doing really well. He is now three years in remission and he and Annie are expecting their second son in July!<br /><br />Liam is 17 months and this was his 3rd walk. He's very committed! <br /><br />Thanks, again, to the Johnsons and O'Connors for coming out and supporting Team Madden. <br /><br />And thanks to all of Chris' friends and family for their support, good energy, and prayers. Keep sending that good energy/ prayers Chris' way.<br /><br />Take care and hope life is good in your part of the world.<br />Yasmina<br /><br />Chris, Annie and Liam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcW-ipgipNrKk5QUtj1pIWHFGoTk9ZB1VylDxLCaErmIfNzvEL_SQTSLf13qvUERwI5NoaN9G1FH-POlJ2w3Un0fmX6jmCTRyL8kNprisCQdIvULPRqvNhcrckYz3vMhIEkf1hAsu442o/s1600/IMG_3879.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcW-ipgipNrKk5QUtj1pIWHFGoTk9ZB1VylDxLCaErmIfNzvEL_SQTSLf13qvUERwI5NoaN9G1FH-POlJ2w3Un0fmX6jmCTRyL8kNprisCQdIvULPRqvNhcrckYz3vMhIEkf1hAsu442o/s320/IMG_3879.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480574596659408130" /></a> <br />Team Madden<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1ouH9Fe57dOkeqCB-6dS-qVMJX8UwFqLoMSLo22xQGrWUfTM8YKqbm_uDg5w3PG6AgOPxss0Jf_QLPviYs7RjmZPP1GpRylR_KgrrIs4W_MaAokIM5UvCGxwJy9T7yziashUVGQsvmQ/s1600/IMG_3885.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1ouH9Fe57dOkeqCB-6dS-qVMJX8UwFqLoMSLo22xQGrWUfTM8YKqbm_uDg5w3PG6AgOPxss0Jf_QLPviYs7RjmZPP1GpRylR_KgrrIs4W_MaAokIM5UvCGxwJy9T7yziashUVGQsvmQ/s320/IMG_3885.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480576092042575042" /></a> <br />Baba and Liam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFFaJaCTYj0iwZOWOTD_eNuQdIDGPxTsVgRxNGsIls7bWWgPKieBzAtxzteq1HurN4kS91MYNDKqTTQ2LSMFfV5vQKG3oCMi-ncb-YX-nIpWhqkogFz-jQzqhkeoP9FBKrJ2OwIi_quI/s1600/IMG_3899.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFFaJaCTYj0iwZOWOTD_eNuQdIDGPxTsVgRxNGsIls7bWWgPKieBzAtxzteq1HurN4kS91MYNDKqTTQ2LSMFfV5vQKG3oCMi-ncb-YX-nIpWhqkogFz-jQzqhkeoP9FBKrJ2OwIi_quI/s320/IMG_3899.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480576100290486194" /></a><br />Cruisin'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4K61WbwuuzyW3_6QH0UG7EuxpPmQAJmTEs_VKrgdkBEUM12xShtwRJgkalWKq_DZKSq1Yw_s3gv4gEnxbcv0F_voigOWjHcAgQ3PcvqLH6J5vrDdDN77JsOY-bpiZriq2cdkWjg4t9Q/s1600/IMG_3904.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4K61WbwuuzyW3_6QH0UG7EuxpPmQAJmTEs_VKrgdkBEUM12xShtwRJgkalWKq_DZKSq1Yw_s3gv4gEnxbcv0F_voigOWjHcAgQ3PcvqLH6J5vrDdDN77JsOY-bpiZriq2cdkWjg4t9Q/s320/IMG_3904.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480576107241366898" /></a><br />We miss you Margaret!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_fwuRaRxAQjEPoo0r8H-CHhDg1zpKQkivf9nMr3kkzhtxe4R7A1Q46J2Ge68W3RQCBgThMuMqT1Y24PlbSyGax2DfMD2PIGp5Z_I50BZ7GbdlfQkHTPjuWkzqZcUI3zOsgqmThWlbzc/s1600/IMG_3902.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_fwuRaRxAQjEPoo0r8H-CHhDg1zpKQkivf9nMr3kkzhtxe4R7A1Q46J2Ge68W3RQCBgThMuMqT1Y24PlbSyGax2DfMD2PIGp5Z_I50BZ7GbdlfQkHTPjuWkzqZcUI3zOsgqmThWlbzc/s320/IMG_3902.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480576119985682258" /></a><br />Preggo Power: Annie and Sonia<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgOMCS0-uIN0f_nAIu2nMBPZ1x4oJvys5sShEhQUN8JXl_JTZMuCsI4plV8EjEyTGeX-od3n1vYuHwX2v59FkJiwoCHNYg5xwNVTIjQwJf2gBIaOQ8zge8FU5besIDrnptBLr-RxvqGE/s1600/IMG_3880.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgOMCS0-uIN0f_nAIu2nMBPZ1x4oJvys5sShEhQUN8JXl_JTZMuCsI4plV8EjEyTGeX-od3n1vYuHwX2v59FkJiwoCHNYg5xwNVTIjQwJf2gBIaOQ8zge8FU5besIDrnptBLr-RxvqGE/s320/IMG_3880.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480576518540685538" /></a><br />Mom and Auntie Young Hee<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kGWfLNi82hUCi62X73vV13mAGOatdXvXQIh9Z6KYKbsXzRH49WA3GemffjZXJAVr67kt1nBU86KfcAfXjCjdBZhyFw59qYrAEfc90qtsFcceh5OerAf788d3pmQpn3U7szO8YfIktRw/s1600/IMG_3892.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kGWfLNi82hUCi62X73vV13mAGOatdXvXQIh9Z6KYKbsXzRH49WA3GemffjZXJAVr67kt1nBU86KfcAfXjCjdBZhyFw59qYrAEfc90qtsFcceh5OerAf788d3pmQpn3U7szO8YfIktRw/s320/IMG_3892.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480576124653679218" /></a><br />Baby Lamb walked his heart out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ5zhIpayI7FDkzZaZcg_bLw4TvoDYen1LHtDsv5c5RlcUvWeU6eyZSM9wXE_s4U4y7nT32uD4fgi2pkGqRxS_xPKCBd3d2XVgnpON9bQIp9AXICzN8Yc6yCDfiExvL8PhozH5b41u1s/s1600/IMG_3907.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQ5zhIpayI7FDkzZaZcg_bLw4TvoDYen1LHtDsv5c5RlcUvWeU6eyZSM9wXE_s4U4y7nT32uD4fgi2pkGqRxS_xPKCBd3d2XVgnpON9bQIp9AXICzN8Yc6yCDfiExvL8PhozH5b41u1s/s320/IMG_3907.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480576523934928242" /></a>YMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-75379365630290433612009-06-10T09:58:00.000-07:002009-06-10T15:28:18.900-07:00June 2009 Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMob_Yp2qbcnmVBtuGivObUH4yl8h3m-0lwhuCTFSed5hrFxHrnxu9aLa3T4S4ep9nV6vMBPxov2ra5ltdjcSQtMtdcj4uZT891G5pxpGoq2yeOPEVjmkkRIYzpkNW3jeQzmrgYPB688s/s1600-h/IMG_2350.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMob_Yp2qbcnmVBtuGivObUH4yl8h3m-0lwhuCTFSed5hrFxHrnxu9aLa3T4S4ep9nV6vMBPxov2ra5ltdjcSQtMtdcj4uZT891G5pxpGoq2yeOPEVjmkkRIYzpkNW3jeQzmrgYPB688s/s320/IMG_2350.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345807310998062498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMj5TglkC68exCGiikr6Bez-AMY3TzYMlDOBg4Qb0k_00VqAMTTmk7g0-b_yuQABXwcJC7oJVQoJbaWsTRwZOr4663EDZb8yUAcXVDd-5rb-jHJoyLYtIkWnS3i2aS7Dvq4MHczvQ4BU/s1600-h/IMG_2338.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yObSEojOwr_y6mYFxoxUQMcYL2Rc5VL28wZE-NJfvAhz60WuX-SiLYCO8I2PmqxYdd3G9qJCy_MFnfaNHbvvtdUShWpHFiu9i_fJYQqx8KEIQwFP20dpXvJALDA_76ncFYJqe6mh01Q/s320/IMG_2335.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345806359422991986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y30fz5R5S5HcGHA8gIY6Ppz4KmTEG572Q5SrjvGDxXQbuF82RqafsE-LUl302gPw0mrn28ju3vRI4d7JlNeL-8g-GZT0Ty8w_qVeOCML4HF9HM-0Wom9G2SzC8h6aDsG54T9cSHlt-Y/s1600-h/IMG_2334.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Y30fz5R5S5HcGHA8gIY6Ppz4KmTEG572Q5SrjvGDxXQbuF82RqafsE-LUl302gPw0mrn28ju3vRI4d7JlNeL-8g-GZT0Ty8w_qVeOCML4HF9HM-0Wom9G2SzC8h6aDsG54T9cSHlt-Y/s320/IMG_2334.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345806360706789762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3AAmIMVgGiIlcHSnxCuOIEmsFKBEGdmFBenfvVVa_FOQhvNlyVzpuOpfV9ZOzzYszKDuO6394OBaTReC-1zZGWXBaidNy-YTeyFDlhlE4jqMLj9kSJ08kDF5RaBbw0JRVCYnkRF2tJQ/s1600-h/IMG_2333.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3AAmIMVgGiIlcHSnxCuOIEmsFKBEGdmFBenfvVVa_FOQhvNlyVzpuOpfV9ZOzzYszKDuO6394OBaTReC-1zZGWXBaidNy-YTeyFDlhlE4jqMLj9kSJ08kDF5RaBbw0JRVCYnkRF2tJQ/s320/IMG_2333.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345806353555479922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtVkNRRwx8lBvR9_GYH6oSRX03Sb3HSfbRv-txp_qg_V9Lq4GRS22zYF09JaGwBDyUJQcucs55cuKUh3JRJXvAj5_1IfOjWJAYAFwlmUKTdlyu6KH5yKwcg8qKeoCHzlwy6DlNQTQY8Y/s1600-h/IMG_2326.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUtVkNRRwx8lBvR9_GYH6oSRX03Sb3HSfbRv-txp_qg_V9Lq4GRS22zYF09JaGwBDyUJQcucs55cuKUh3JRJXvAj5_1IfOjWJAYAFwlmUKTdlyu6KH5yKwcg8qKeoCHzlwy6DlNQTQY8Y/s320/IMG_2326.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345806356164846370" /></a><br />Hey all,<br /><br />Hope this email finds all of you doing well. It's been awhile since the last post. Team Madden just completed our 3rd Survivor's Walk this past Sunday! Chris is doing really well and this year's walk was even more special because Chris and Anne's new baby, Liam, did the walk with his Dad and Mom! <br /><br />Liam's cousin Graham did the walk for the first time (ex-utero, that is) and Aiden O'Brien is batting 1000 as he did the walk for the second time in his 2nd year! The babes were out in full force.<br /><br />Thanks to the O'Connor cousins for rallying again this year--your good cheer and energy is always appreciated!<br /><br />Another special part of this year's walk was that our friend Bob Winkelmann and his wife, Karen, were able to join us as well. Bob is celebrating several years of remission after a stem cell transplant that saved his life.<br /><br />Please remember to join the marrow registry if you have not already done so, and please continue to encourage friends and family members to do the same. It is so easy to do and you can save someone's life if you donate your stem cells or your child's cord blood.(See links at right for more info). <br /><br />Thanks again to all of our friends and family for your support, thoughts and prayers the past few years. <br />Take care,<br /><br />The MaddensYMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-68399527803543711422008-06-04T02:16:00.000-07:002008-06-04T02:36:57.125-07:00June Update<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6eHGoMYksk84xzEFxdckIx3YcYPsk02lfeWUEEYxHTCS16US3tfmxz_-k4wnWFnAHGHXuT2HsIENFZyVm1ljga4bIZ_fyoMJmQmB4YT5SqBXerv880GizvVleO9J1ALYxBiKbBHiuhU/s1600-h/IMG_0973.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6eHGoMYksk84xzEFxdckIx3YcYPsk02lfeWUEEYxHTCS16US3tfmxz_-k4wnWFnAHGHXuT2HsIENFZyVm1ljga4bIZ_fyoMJmQmB4YT5SqBXerv880GizvVleO9J1ALYxBiKbBHiuhU/s320/IMG_0973.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207955424453270194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXuLL5KGsdfDw35d6d7_LvJi6rO7XhhSTFYGxZSHgZiLNsACyd0GksonLHAXoKM6SBqjCHv25x775kYbL-8pV8LJ1ylO80d1uPX4HEU6FRGyQs_1gjjnBEZkzhqmQifzPV0M9VRBQtU4/s1600-h/IMG_0974.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAXuLL5KGsdfDw35d6d7_LvJi6rO7XhhSTFYGxZSHgZiLNsACyd0GksonLHAXoKM6SBqjCHv25x775kYbL-8pV8LJ1ylO80d1uPX4HEU6FRGyQs_1gjjnBEZkzhqmQifzPV0M9VRBQtU4/s320/IMG_0974.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207955426656625186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyE-VIgmP51XhI0r_ez0qmNkfiDXl3KS2AZjfeM7kYVUmmcpZI_ViQ8CvCo92slb1yc-URkWfw4Etn7lEEwxJ1W6u4idQMkCz2B-M82rCFauPiCSyHgBdq_PBGqKsPAEmFr0bkCnCsJBA/s1600-h/IMG_0975.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyE-VIgmP51XhI0r_ez0qmNkfiDXl3KS2AZjfeM7kYVUmmcpZI_ViQ8CvCo92slb1yc-URkWfw4Etn7lEEwxJ1W6u4idQMkCz2B-M82rCFauPiCSyHgBdq_PBGqKsPAEmFr0bkCnCsJBA/s320/IMG_0975.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207955430902015970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qMX2QmLaonC5UKvyOG3gMnbpLtwoNtwl6zTyqawoG-u439mpTLOkQyEUU1pDJsp7yphAUSi06rJSMbrH4U2aqAtWA2BEEDgSwbsHxAI_J1J8xcn6PwCVf8zF0phm1OckU97svTNAivs/s1600-h/IMG_0978.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7qMX2QmLaonC5UKvyOG3gMnbpLtwoNtwl6zTyqawoG-u439mpTLOkQyEUU1pDJsp7yphAUSi06rJSMbrH4U2aqAtWA2BEEDgSwbsHxAI_J1J8xcn6PwCVf8zF0phm1OckU97svTNAivs/s320/IMG_0978.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207956958513508610" /></a><br />Hey all,<br /><br />Just a quick update to let you know that Chris is doing great. He is working full time and has just started at a new firm, which he is really excited about.<br /><br />Many of Chris's friends and family met up in Chicago to walk with Chris and Annie in the Survivor's Celebration Walk. This year's walk was particularly special since Chris and Anne were able to do the walk with all of us. There were thirty of us in total, so it was a great turnout for "Team Madden." <br /><br />Anne is also doing really well, and she and Chris are keeping busy this summer with work, lots of house projects and hopefully a few trips up to Door County. <br /><br />Chris continues to get his monthly check ups to monitor his blood counts and the doctor is really happy with how he is doing.<br /><br />We hope all of you are doing well, and please keep your positive energy, thoughts, and prayers coming Chris's way! <br /><br />Thanks again for all of your support.<br /><br />The MaddensYMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-75682998845069792452008-04-14T10:30:00.000-07:002008-04-14T10:42:11.010-07:00April updateHey everyone,<br /><br />Just a quick update:<br /><br />Chris is doing really well. He's been back at work since Feb 1 and is feeling good. Lucas and Margaret came up from Cabo and stayed for two weeks with Chris and Anne, and it was a great time for everyone.<br /><br />Chris and Sonia have started to hit the golf course now that spring is hopefully here to stay, and we're all looking forward to spending some time up in Door when summer comes.<br /><br />Thanks again for all the support. Please keep sending your positive energy, thoughts and prayers Chris's way.<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />Mina<br /><br />REMEMBER TO ENCOURAGE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO BECOME STEM CELL DONORS/DONATE UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD see links for more info on how to become a donor.YMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-73873287507369054452008-01-14T09:57:00.000-08:002008-01-14T09:59:33.849-08:00general updateHey everyone,<br /><br />Just wanted to let you know how Chris is doing these days. He finished his chemo before Xmas and has had an excellent recovery. Chris and Annie celebrated a low-key Xmas with family and now his counts are almost back to normal and he is feeling very good. He is working out--biking and walking and he is itching to get back to work. Dr. Tallman is really happy with how Chris did with his chemotherapy treatments and said they would monitor Chris's health through routine blood counts. <br /><br />We are so happy that C is doing so well and looking foward to a great year. Chris is making plans to start working again in the next month or so. I think the initial plan is to start half-time, though as you all know, Chris is ready to go back full force! Annie is doing really well, too, working hard as always. <br /><br />Still investigating one trial at MDAnderson; there are many details that have to come together before Chris would commit to the trial, so we'll see where that goes. Chris has already done the "gold standard" treatment, as his doctor likes to put it, which is always nice to hear. <br /><br />We're all looking forward to the next visit from el senor Lucas. He will hopefully come up from Cabo in the spring to hang out with Uncle Kiki and Auntie Nannie and the rest of the crew. <br /><br />Thanks again for all of your support.<br /><br />Take care,<br /><br />YM<br /><br />REMEMBER TO ENCOURAGE FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO BECOME STEM CELL DONORS/DONATE CORD BLOOD AND HELP SAVE LIVES!YMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-73384349950365140762007-12-16T20:46:00.000-08:002007-12-16T21:03:37.606-08:00Happy HolidaysHey everyone,<br /><br />Chris checks in tomorrow morning for the last of his chemo treatments. He'll be at the hospital until Dec 21 and then it's home for the holidays! He's really psyched to be finishing the last of his chemo before Xmas and New Years. He is feeling really excellent, has been working out, and is looking forward to the new year. As always, Anne will be staying with Chris in the hospital and she even baked a truck load of cookies for all the nurses (not that they need bribing or anything as Chris is basically the patient all the nurses fight over--I kid you not, he's like some kind of celeb there; the nurses swarm him when he arrives!). <br /><br />After Chris finishes this treatment they will check his blood every two weeks and perform a bone marrow biopsy every other month so as to closely monitor any changes in his health. We know that he is going to do great.<br /><br />Chris and Anne are still looking into a trial in TX and the doctor said that he may be able to amend the trial protocol so that Chris can do the treatment in Chicago. This is up in the air right now, but perhaps this is something Chris will do. <br /><br />All of the Maddens send their good wishes to you this holiday season. Most of all we send all of you our thanks for supporting Chris this past year. There are a lot of you on this list who came to drives, joined the registry, encouraged your friends and families to do the same, some of you even ran half-marathons in support of Chris!! There are even people on this list who have never met Chris or anyone in my family who did donor kits for him because you heard about his situation. All of this support continues to amaze me and we can't thank you enough. <br /><br />Wishing you all a happy, healthy New Year.<br /><br />YMYMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-53254368431674219852007-11-24T07:10:00.000-08:002007-11-29T18:55:31.374-08:00HAPPY THANKSGIVINGHope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. The Maddens are feasting in Door County and are having a great holiday. Chris is doing really well and is happy to be able to get out of town for a while, which we are all particularly thankful for. He and Annie are spoiling Lucas and Uncle "KiKi" has edged out Auntie "Mima" as Lucas's fave playmate/minion. <br /><br />Chris has a check up on Nov 30 and will find out the schedule for his fourth and final (yeah!!) consolidation chemo. We are thinking that, hopefully, it will begin after Xmas. This means that Chris will likely be "done" with treatment and recovery from treatment by the end of January/beginning of February.<br /><br />The consolidation chemo that Chris is doing is the standard, most effective therapy for AML patients who do not have to go immediately to transplant. When people finish con. chemo, the hope is that it has "cured" the AML and the person will remain in remission. Once a person hits the 3 year mark of remission, that is a really good indicator that the AML will never return. There are many people out there who are in remission many years out. There are also many people out there who must move to transplant because their AML relapses. This is part of the reason we are interested in looking at clinical trials that might improve the chances of remission "sticking." Right now "maintenance" therapy is not really a standard part of AML treatmet, but research is moving in that direction. So, there are not a lot of trials geared toward Chris's situation, but there are some, and I think there will be a lot more in the near future. <br /><br />Right now we have narrowed the trials to one at MD Anderson in Texas and one in Cleveland. Chris is not positive he wants to do either of these, but he is considering them. Frequency of travel for the trial is a big consideration for him as he's starting to consider when he can return to work and get back to a schedule that is closer to what he's used to.<br /><br />So that's the update. Take care and good wishes for happy, healthy holidays.<br /><br />YM<br /><br />PLEASE REMEMBER TO ENCOURAGE FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO BECOME STEM CELL/CORD BLOOD DONORS. SAVE A LIFE!YMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-2094945542785098892007-11-08T20:03:00.000-08:002007-11-12T08:23:14.188-08:00Counts and Clinical Trials...Hi all,<br /><br />Chris is riding out his neutropenic stage (the time after chemo where his white counts/platelets drop very low), and it looks like he might be on the upswing as of today. We're hoping his counts will be back up by the end of the weekend. He has to take it pretty easy while he's neutropenic since he's far more susceptible to infections. So, we've duct taped him to a couch to keep him from messing around the house too much. Kidding. But, Margaret, Lucas, and I are in Des Moines visiting Craig and Rosco while Chris's counts come back. <br /><br />Annie and I have been busy looking at different clinical trials out there for people with Chris's treatment plan. We've found 3 interesting trials that are meant to help keep patients who have done chemo (instead of transplant) in remission, so this is something we're looking into. Hopefully one of these trials might be something Chris can do. <br /><br />Hope you all are well.<br /><br />REMEMBER TO ENCOURAGE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO BECOME STEM CELL DONORS/CORD BLOOD DONORS TODAY!YMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5560894267510675842.post-76667594681709384682007-10-31T09:41:00.001-07:002007-10-31T09:49:57.351-07:00OCTOBER 31 UPDATEHI ALL,<br /><br />Chris finished his third round of chemo on Saturday and is doing really well. He has several house projects going on right now--new roof, new fence, more evergreeens--so he's keeping himself very busy. He is feeling really strong and we have to watch him or we might find him up on top of the house helping the roofers! Anne is doing really well, too. She's working hard and has worked out a great scheduele so that she can be at treatments with Chris and have time at home, too. We're looking forward to our nephew Lucas's visit on Monday. Lucas and Margaret will stay for a month and Gerado will join us for Thanksgiving. We are psyched to have the whole family together for T-Giving and especially thankful and happy that Chris is doing so well and is coming up on the end of his chemo threatment (he'll likely be done with chemo by the New Year). 2007 has been a hard year, but Chris is stronger than ever and 2008 is going to be great.<br /><br />Take care, and we'll keep you updated.<br /><br />REMEMBER TO ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO BECOME STEM CELL DONORS TODAY!YMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440211065156556741noreply@blogger.com1