12/11/2009
by Michael Wells It’s Friday night! Date night! Ever since Sherrie and I started dating Friday nights were (and still are) date nights. Our dates would run the gamut from fine dining and dancing to just going for a walk. But somehow, some way we (Sherrie really) made our Friday nights special. Tonight was no different; we had a lovely Mexican dinner and went for a very nice walk around the PSE&G Rehab Center to see the fish and get away from people. This is our favorite place in the whole complex and I must say a very special “thank you” to all the security officers for allowing us to roam around the rehab center after it is officially closed for the day. Steven, Stephan and Joan are extraordinary people who make our life here so much more tolerable. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital Receptionist: Miss Bibi who opens the doors enabling us to enter and return. These are just a few of the truly genuine people we have come to know. They go out of their way to make Brady’s prolonged stay here as nice as it can be. Thank you all again! Brady had another great day. I am running out of adjectives to describe just how well he is doing. With the exception of a couple of vomiting and diarrhea episodes everything seems to be going extremely well. I pray this will continue but as his white blood count, platelets and red blood count drop so will his good days. We are at the beginning of the “craziness” but right now it’s not bad at all. Currently, Brady is in his crib playing and making all sort of indiscernible noises and seems very content. Sherrie is home for the night and hopefully will take advantage of this and get some much needed rest. She is just so focused it amazes me. I was telling a business colleague that Sherrie probably could not tell you what day of the week it is but I assure you she can tell you what Brady’s last temperature, blood pressure, and when his due for his next round of meds. She’s just an excellent Mom. After last night’s entry I am going to make this entry a little shorter, so until next time please keep the prayers, thoughts and hugs coming Brady’s way they really do matter!!! PS Just finished cleaning up a lovely vomiting event. Oh, well it’s time for the craziness to begin. And Brady is back to playing in his crib as though nothing happened, just amazes me.“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.