May 25, 2010 by Monica Sepper
9 Months Old
Weight: 18 lbs 7.5 oz (50%)
Length: 28.5 in (75%)
Head: Big 17.75 in (80%)
She is just such a joy to have around and makes us smile and laugh all the time.
-first word “ma-ma”
-blabbers all the time
-pulls up when she has a good grip
-crawls all over the place and fast
-claps
-stage 2 food and finger puffs
-good pincher grasp
Here are some pictures to enjoy.
Karyn loves her big sister.
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May 24, 2010 by Tom Sepper
First off, thank you for the outpouring of support! I’m blessed to have a great family and group of friends.
My surgery has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 1st. I’m hoping to get that moved up to this week, but if not, that’ll be when it is.
I’ve had quite a few messages and talks with people asking “how”, so I figured I’d tell the story. Thursday night (May 13th), I went to wash my hands, and I felt a sharp pain in my left testicle.. excruciating pain. By excruciating I mean the single most intense physical pain I have ever felt in my 31 years. I put on a heating pad, and after a while it felt better. There was still tenderness and inflammation, but I was otherwise fine. Friday night I was playing catch with Katie Lynn and the same pain happened again. I knew I needed to have it checked out, so I went to ER. They did an ultrasound and was officially “diagnosed” as being inflammed; I given anti-inflammatory medications, had blood drawn for bloodwork, and instructions to follow up with the urologist on Monday.
Called the urologist on Monday and went in for the appointment. The ultrasound was definitely abnormal; it showed a heterogenous ‘spot’. The doctor decided to give the anti-inflammatory medication more time and wanted a follow up ultrasound performed on Friday (May 21st). The ultrasound was performed on Friday, and the radiologist concluded there was no significant change. The urologist asked if I would be open to getting a second opinion and referred me to another urologist. Luckily, the second urologist was able to see me Friday.
The second urologist, after performing an exam, looked at the ultrasounds and informed me he’s relatively sure that the heterogenous spot was indeed cancer. He gave me two options:
1) Wait and see if the medication does, in the end, treat a possible infection. Infections show up on ultrasounds as heterogenous spots as well. That is, however, a “gamble” as the longer I wait, the more potential there is for the potential cancer to spread.
2) Have surgery now to remove it and prevent any spreading.
I’ve never been a gambling man, so this was an easy decision in the end.
Thank you again for your continued thoughts and prayers!
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May 22, 2010 by Tom Sepper
I’m asking for your thoughts and/or prayers in the coming month.
Long story short..
I will most likely be having surgery next week to remove what appears to be a cancerous testicle. I’m posting this rather private information publicly for two reasons:
1) I am a firm believer in the power of thoughts and prayers. The support that comes from the thoughts and prayers of family, friends, coworkers, and even those people not known can and does work wonders.
2) Awareness. Not that I’m this beacon of health, but there were absolutely no signs until one week ago. It has literally appeared out of the blue. Guys – regular exams are a big deal and shouldn’t be taken lightly.
I’ll be posting semi-regular updates when possible, so your continued thoughts/prayers for me and my family would be greatly appreciated.
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May 7, 2010 by Tom Sepper
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