01/23/2010
by Michael Wells I’m listening to Led Zeppelin (headphones), Brady napping, and Sherrie’s on her way home for some much needed and overdue rest. And right at this moment life is pretty good! While Brady is still febrile with sporadic vomiting he seems to be holding steady around 102°. His other vitals are fine (blood pressure and blood oxygen), respiratory system are all OK. So, all and all life is OK!!! What else can you say? Brady is getting excellent care and all of this “stuff” is to be expected. In fact, one of Brady’s doctors (Dr. Weiss) is somewhat pleased with this as he believes it demonstrates the chemo is working. I sure hope he’s right and not just saying something Sherrie and I want so desperately want to hear. Dr. Weiss also told us he hopes to have us out of here around the 8th of February. That would be just excellent! Even if it’s just for a couple of days; we all miss our home and can’t wait to get back to our quiet routines. It’s a bright, lovely, brisk winter day in New Jersey and it would be an outstanding day for a walk around our neighborhood. I know Brady would like to see all his friends; Bunker, Bailey and of course his own puppy Tonka! It’s hard to believe we have been in the hospital for the better part of 4 months. Brady has gone from a baby to full fledged toddler. His vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds. His newest word is; “lemon.” Everything yellow is now a lemon – too cute. He is also adding to his sign language skills. He now signs for “more”, “ball”, and “eat.” And of course he knows all his animals’ sounds and likes meow the best. I think by the time we leave CHOP (in April) he will be reading. Well, Brady is beginning to stir so until next time; as my friend Kelly recommends I’m listening to the Beatles “Here Come The Sun” and I pray she’s correct. Keep the prayers, hugs and good thoughts coming Brady’s way and he WILL beat this beast!!!“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.