03/13/2010
by Sherrie Wells Sherrie’s quick note (as life at CHOP is very busy!) Okay, so the baby was sleeping soundly this afternoon when all of a sudden the world seemed to explode all at once. Let me explain. Brady had simultaneous diarrhea and severe vomiting. We immediately called the nurse and got him into the shower. He was due anyhow, as this has been his third bath today The chemo drug seeps through his pores and needs to be rinsed off so that it does not cause second degree burns. While Michael and I were stripping the bed, sanitizing the room, bathing Brady and calming him down, my phone kept on buzzing every five minutes. Our neighbor called to let us know that one section of our brand new fence blew off. Then another text, eight sections on the other neighbor’s side blew off. Oh no! It can’t get worse, or can it? Another text, our huge tree in the back yard is down! UGH! So needless to say, it was a very busy half hour. The nurse is coming in with some new meds to help with the nausea now. Thank goodness. The fence man will repair the fence asap. Brady will not be sick anymore tonight (we hope). So all in all, life is good. I think we just saw Dorothy and Toto flying by our window… P.S. Thank you Debbie and Dan! P.S.S. The doctor just came in to inform us that Brady needs to have his broviac catheter replaced on Monday. Another surgery on top of a new chemo drug starting, ugh. I’m turning my phone off and blockading the door, can’t handle anymore bad news!!! I ask all of you to throw in some extra prayers for Brady tonight… P.S.S. Before I could turn my phone off I got another text: another section of fence, another tree, and the shed was hit. Oh well! I think I could use a glass of wine right about now… Or maybe Brady will share some of his lemon ice???“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.