dates	diagnosis/action
3/89	diabetes diagnosed (insulin dependent, spring, 97-present)
8/95	throat cancer diagnosed
9-11/95	radiation treatment for throat cancer
spring, 97	chronic lymphocytic leukemia diagnosed
9/15/97	stroke (turned out to be TIA; faculties restored); blood pressure astronomical
12/9/97	sleep clinic assessment; Sleep Apnea diagnosed (stopped breathing 1x/minute)
12/97-present	uses a CPAP nightly for breathing
6/28-7/2/98	hospital 5 days - intensive care 2-3 days; hypertensive crisis
7/2/98	heart arrhythmia diagnosed (ventricular tachycardia); put on beta blocker
10/98	lesion on liver (ultrasound revealed lesion size of walnut)
11/4/98	needle biopsy on liver
12/98-3/99	chemotherapy to minimize lesion on liver
3/16/99	follow-up ultrasound for lesion on liver; lesion grew rather than shrunk
3/17/99	fell & broke left hand and nose
3-4/99	follow-up for breaks
3/23/99	2nd liver needle biopsy; nothing conclusive: will rule out lung & colon cancer
3/23, 3/30/99	chest x-rays & CT scan - lung cancer ruled out
4/8, 4/29/99	consultation and colonoscopy - colon cancer ruled out
5/4/99	laperoscopic liver biopsy (3.5 hours); still looks like leukemia
6-7/99	pneumonia shot; try infusion chemotherapy to minimize lesion on liver
8/17, 8/19/99	ultrasound to check size of lesion on liver; tumor 3x > than in October, '98
8/24, 8/26/99	liver needle biopsy; adnoma or low grade hepato cellular carcinoma diagnosed; plan surgery
9/10,21,23/99	liver surgery consultation; pre-op tests & CAT scan; CAT scan of lung (lung cancer ruled out)
9/14/99	Peripheral Vascular Disease screen, borderline condition diagnosed
9/27/99	surgical removal of right lobe of liver (incl. all of tumor) and gallbladder (8.5 hours)
9/27/99 on	intensive care: kidneys not functioning, (constant dialysis 9/30-12/2/99), blood pressure low, ventilator,
	neurological ques. (took 3+ wks to "wake up"; movement minimal; "wait & see" as of 11/3)
9/29/99	suspect pre-existence of kidney disease
9/29/99	cataracts suspected; see opthamologist
10/28/99	kidneys still not functioning; expect lifetime dialysis after released from hospital
10-11/99	physical therapy and speech pathology supporting Bill
12/2/99	Bill died peacefully of low blood pressure of unknown ediology (the night before, w/ meds maxed, it dropped to 32/23)

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