12/25/2009
by Michael Wells Merry Christmas to All… Our Christmas Holiday although a bit cramped was simply wonderful. We had a delightful dinner with a couple of martinis to add a rather festive glow to our accommodations. Brady is still battling the RSV bug but in spite of a nasty cough is doing OK all things considered and is currently taking his morning nap. The hospital once again impressed Sherrie and me with their concern for our son. We awoke this morning to numerous Christmas gifts all wrapped and age appropriate for Brady. Just really a very nice gesture. Speaking of nice gestures so many people to thank for so much I will keep our list for another time with one exception; my other son Stephen. Stephen and his girl friend Leah had 2 very large boxes shipped from their home in Florida with numerous gifts not just for Brady but for every child in the unit. Stephen, if Brady grows up to be half as compassionate as you Sherrie and I will be overjoyed. I am going to make this entry a short one but before I close, Sherrie and I want to wish Grandma Janice, Grandpop Gary, Wayne and his family, Grandma Wells, and all my brothers and sisters (8 is just too long to list) and of course my other 2 children Jennifer and Stephen and all of Brady’s extended family & friends a wonderful Christmas. May all your wishes be fulfilled with love and happiness! Until next time – please continue to keep Brady in your thoughts, prayers and hugs…Christmas update – while Santa brought Brady several exciting gifts, he also gave Brady a most lovely case of clostridium difficile colitis better known as C-Diff. C-Diff is a truly wonderful experience as every 10 minutes for the past 3 hours our son has had diarrhea of a demonic nature. The cause of this magnificent marvel is due to the numerous amounts of various antibiotics he’s currently receiving for everything else he has. I suppose it’s not very proper to hate on Christmas but God do I HATE this horrible disease. And here’s the ironic aspect of the latest abnormality; Brady is getting yet another antibiotic – Flagyl. Flagyl for his flatulence it’s just too too weird… We’ve been told this amount of diarrhea will last for the next 2+ days so, it’s going to be a fun couple of days. Oh, one other thing, if we are not extremely careful Sherrie and I can contact this C-Diff bug. To prevent this we now must double glove before changing Brady and Purell has not effect controlling it. It just doesn’t get any better than this – I hope… So, until next time; pray harder we really need some help!!!
“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.