02/14/2010
by Michael Wells Saturday was another simply wonderful day. We (Sherrie, me and Brady) went for 2 very nice long walks. Brady perched upon my back in his knapsack, bundled for the rather chilly temperatures and on both occasions fell fast asleep. I guess he too is enjoying being home. Early in the afternoon, Robin one of Brady’s nurses from RWJU Hospital came by to administer his IV antibiotics and later in the day, Sherrie’s Mom and Dad came over for a quite Valentine Day’s dinner celebration. I think it’s safe to say; Brady truly had a pleasurable day. Brady will continue to receive the IV antibiotics at least until his next CAT scan which is scheduled for February 25th. The results of that scan will greatly determine what our next step is – on to CHOP or additional medical procedures to resolve the infection in his lung. Let’s all hope the infections are cleared up and we can get onto the peripheral blood stem cell transplantation procedure. Since the very beginning of Brady’s fight with cancer he has required an enormous amount of blood and platelet transfusions. My friend Michelle Martin recently sponsored a blood drive in his honor at the Union Elk’s Lodge and they had 61 donors. Sherrie and I are incredibly grateful for every one of the people who gave up a part of their day and donated blood. Now our friend Marc Rubenstein (owner of Jersey Physical Therapy – Kendall Park, New Jersey) has scheduled a blood drive in support of Brady. The drive will take place next Saturday February 20, 2010 from 10:00am – 2:00pm at his facility located at 3228 Route 27 in Kendall Park, NJ. If you are anywhere near this area; please call Carolyn @ 732.297.0032 to schedule a donation. Your donation will help Brady or some other kid with cancer beyond your wildest imagination. So, in honor of St. Valentine’s Day; Brady sends love & hugs to all of his family and friends – Have a GREAT DAY!!!“8 Years Later—Still No Cure for Pediatric Cancer” is a series of posts revisiting the journal kept by Sherrie and Michael Wells during the cancer diagnosis and treatment of their son, Brady Michael. Hopefully these entires will provide an understanding of the journey families face when dealing with these horrific diseases and of the important work the Hugs for Brady Foundation does.