May 8, 2019
Tim’s obituary on this blog (dated May 6) is now published in the Obit section of today’s May 8 San Francisco Chronicle. It's also in the Obit section of today’s May 8 Milwaukee Sentinel (Tim's home town).
I’d like to thank all of you who have sent texts and emails of condolence as well as special memories of Tim. If you’d . . .
May 6, 2019
Tim Lukaszewski, MD 1948-2019
Tim Lukaszewski, MD known affectionately by his hundreds of patients and colleagues throughout Alameda County as “Dr. Tim” died May 4, 2019. First diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2015 with a prognosis of 3-6 months, Tim managed to pack in several more years of living life to the fullest. As he wished, Tim died quietly at . . .
May 4, 2019
Tim
Tim died earlier tonight. He was at peace, and I was there with him. Tim meant the world to me, and he was the love of my life.
I am well taken care of by close friends, and I would ask everyone to please hold back from worrying about me. I'm very appreciative of all your caring, and will let you know when I need anything. I . . .
May 2, 2019
Time is running out. Tim has been very sick, lost a lot of weight and his condition is rapidly deteriorating. He's very weak and sleeps a lot of the time. He gets frequent visits from the hospice nurse, and she has reviewed all the options, but there isn't anything more to be done. While we truly appreciate all your good thoughts and . . .
April 3, 2019
We made it to April! Tim has been in hospice now for over a month, and the team of nurses and social workers has been great. The hospice nurse has especially helped with changing Tim's meds so he's more comfortable. He's now taking a low dose of methadone and dexamethasone. The methadone keeps Tim's pain level steady . . .
February 14, 2019
Today we got sad news. Tim’s recent PET scan showed that the cancer has spread and metastasized to new areas. He stopped the latest chemotherapy that had been making him sick, and had not been effective. There are no more treatment options. Tim’s Oncologist will schedule him for enrollment in Hospice within the next few days, although . . .
February 3, 2019
We know we've been pretty quiet for a while. The news lately hasn't been so good. In reviewing Tim’s latest test results, they show that the chemo treatments he’s been on have stopped being effective in combatting his cancer. Tim will have a PET scan in a couple weeks to double-check this result. A decision will be made whether to . . .
